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CommSec Daily Report Thursday

Latest newsThe Aussie market is fading from a better start due mainly to losses from BHP Billiton (BHP) and farming group Costa (CGC) at lunch. This is the first time this week local equities are not lifting and the ASX 200 is still close to two-month highs.What is encouraging is that the US-China trade negotiations…

CommSec Daily Report Wednesday

Latest NewsIt has been another solid start for the Aussie sharemarket, climbing for a third straight day as trade optimism boosts global markets. The ASX 200 is climbing 35 points or 0.6% to 5757.8 approaching lunch. Wall St provided a solid foundation as it lifted for a third straight day, the first three day winning…

CommSec Daily Report Tuesday

Latest NewsAfter a slow start, the Aussie sharemarket has bounced back into positive territory at towards lunch. The ASX 200 dipped into negative territory early and was down 17 points at its lows. The index is now 24 points or 0.4% higher at 5707.3 and follows another positive session on Wall St on optimism over…

CommSec Daily Report Friday

Latest NewsA steep sell off for US markets overnight has seen local shares reverse yesterday’s positive momentum as global markets remain volatile to start the New Year. The action on Wall Street was led by a ~10% slide in Apple shares after the tech giant released weaker earnings forecasts for the recent holiday quarter with…

CommSec Daily Report Friday

Latest NewsAussie shares initially bucked a weak lead from Wall Street to open higher but have since made an about-face to drive further losses into a fourth straight session. US markets continued to lag in response to the US Fed raising rates for a fourth time in 2018 and cutting its forecast for 2019 hikes…

CommSec Daily Report Thursday

Latest NewsAussie shares are recovering from some early weakness with the ASX 200 trading mostly flat around lunch at 5578. The top 200 index was down around 34 points at its worst near the open.It was a weak lead from US markets with the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates for a fourth time in…

ANZ follows rivals with strike over pay

ANZ will follow its rivals in copping a first strike on executive pay, with about a third of shareholders voting against the lender’s remuneration report. Chairman David Gonski told Wednesday’s annual general meeting in Perth that 34 per cent of early votes went against ANZ’s remuneration report, meaning the lender follows rivals Westpac and NAB…

Westpac and NAB to consider Apple Pay

After a backlash from customers and a surprise switch in policy from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), it appears that all of Australia’s big banks will end up providing Apple Pay services to their users sooner rather than later. Late last week, CBA joined ANZ in offering the service, and up until that point,…

CommSec Daily Report Friday

Latest NewsLocal shares are giving up a portion of gains made over the past three sessions with the ASX 200 easing 49 points or 0.88% to 5612 around lunch on Friday. It was a mixed session on Wall St with stocks see-sawing throughout the US session as markets still digest developments in the ongoing US-China…

CommSec Daily Report Thursday

Latest NewsThe Aussie market is edging higher towards lunch despite SPI futures initially pointing at a weaker start. The ASX 200 is lifting 18 points or 0.3% to 5671.2 points. Global markets provided a strong lead with the major US indices climbing between 0.5-1% as trade tensions ease between China and the United States. US…