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CommSec Daily Report Tuesday

Latest NewsThe local sharemarket is rebounding from losses over the past two trading sessions. The ASX 200 is up 18 points or 0.3% to 6198 as Wall St advanced on the back of better than expected retail sales figures over January. However the Aussie market has faded slightly from the highs recorded at the open,…

CommSec Daily Report Monday

Latest NewsIt’s been a softer start to the new trading week for the local market. Wall Street provided a soft lead with weaker US jobs data leading the major US indices to its fifth consecutive day of losses.The ASX 200 index is trading 21 points or 0.34% lower at 6182.7 but have recovered from its…

CommSec Daily Report Friday

Latest NewsThe Aussie market is off to a softer start on Friday, following from weakness in global markets overnight. A downgrade by the European Central Bank (ECB) for European economic growth forecasts dragged risk assets lower. Wall St fell for a fourth straight day and suffering the longest losing streak of 2019 so far. The ASX…

CommSec Daily Report Thursday

Latest NewsAussie shares continue to climb despite another weak lead from Wall St overnight. The ASX 200 is advancing by 15 points or 0.24% to 6260 heading towards lunch.Leading the improvements have been the communications and consumer discretionary sectors. Telstra (TLS) is more than 1% higher while Wesfarmers (WES) is stronger by 0.5%.Financials are improving…

Coles in grocery world-first with eBay

Coles has become the first supermarket anywhere to sell directly on eBay. The Australian supermarket giant’s shopfront with the e-commerce behometh launched on Wednesday with a range of more than 4,000 products across categories including fresh food, personal care and household goods. While Coles already offers online shopping through its own website, it hopes to…

CommSec Daily Report Wednesday

Latest NewsLocal shares have fluctuated in early trade leading up to the release of the all-important Q4 GDP data on the economic performance over the final quarter of 2018. The ASX 200 index is climbing 32 points or 0.5% to 6231 despite a soft lead from Wall St overnight.The GDP figures came in under consensus…

CommSec Daily Report Tuesday

Latest newsAussie shares are snapping a four-day winning streak, slipping by 0.5 per cent at lunch as most sectors head lower. US stocks provided a weak lead as the Dow Jones fell on softer data while China lowered its target for economic growth this morning.The National People’s Congress – a platform for Chinese officials to…

CommSec Daily Report Monday

Latest NewsThe Aussie market continues to climb higher now for a fourth straight day following another positive finish and weekly gain for US markets. The tech heavy Nasdaq has now notched 10 straight weeks of gains, the longest winning streak since April 2012. The global tone is being aided by US-China trade optimism and easing…

CommSec Daily Report Friday

Latest News After recording a monthly improvement in February of 5.2% and enjoying the best monthly performance since July 2016, the ASX 200 has continued its positive momentum to start the 2019 into March with the index up 32 points or 0.52% to 6200 despite a weak lead from Wall Street. The top 200 index is…

Why The Aussie Dollar Remains Stubbornly High

By Andrew Taylor, Market Strategist, GFT As the world seemingly crumbles around Australia, questions are being asked: Are we set to become part of the global crisis? Recently, Australia has seen commodity prices fall, which would normally see the AUD fall with it. A lower AUD would help Australian exporters become globally competitive and remain…