CommSec Daily Report Monday
Latest newsAussie shares are off to a robust start on Monday, with strong gains from the banks helping lift the ASX 200 by 0.5 per cent at lunch. The index is at a six-week high and is approaching 6000pts despite an uninspiring flat finish for US equities on Friday and softer commodity prices.This is the…
CommSec Daily Report Friday
Latest NewsLocal shares recovered from the weaker tone that was set for the market on Thursday. The ASX 200 spent the morning in positive territory, having trade through a 30 point range which saw the index 9 points higher at the low and 39 points to better at session highs. The constructive tone reflected gains…
CommSec Daily Report Tuesday
Latest newsAussie shares are lifting for a second day and for the sixth time in eight sessions as gains from most sectors help push the ASX 200 up 0.4 per cent. Hefty losses from mining stocks due to a tumble in some commodities is largely being offset by improvements elsewhere.Last night, US markets finished largely…
CommSec Daily Report Friday
Latest NewsThe ASX 200 commenced the last session of the week in negative territory, reflecting the lower finish for June SPI futures in after-hours trade. The weaker tone was driven by losses for US equities overnight which retreated in response to higher US interest rates. US ten year T-Note approached their highest levels since the…
CommSec Daily Report Tuesday
Latest newsAussie shares are lifting for a third day on Tuesday, with the ASX 200 up 0.16 per cent following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight. While the local market is in its third consecutive week of gains, it has had a habit of losing momentum most afternoons which is a sign investors are…
CommSec Daily Report Thursday
Latest NewsWall Street swung between heavy losses on the open with the Dow Jones staging its biggest comeback in six weeks. US markets all opened significantly lower after China unveiled potential retaliatory tariffs of its own against US imports totalling US$50 billion and targeting 106 products including soybeans, aircrafts and whiskey. The Dow was as…
CommSec Daily Report Thursday
Latest news Aussie shares have faded from a better start this morning, with the ASX 200 down by close to 0.2 per cent after a lacklustre performance for US equities overnight. This is the final trading day before the long weekend, the last day of the month and we are only a couple of days…
CommSec Daily Report Wednesday
Latest NewsAfter a reprieve a day earlier, sellers returned to push the local sharemarket lower in early trade on Wednesday. The ASX 200 opened the session with a loss of 5 points before trading 51 points lower at the worst levels of the session.Utilities and Property Trusts were the only two ASX sectors to trade…
Gambling ad ban during sport starts Friday
Gambling ads will be banned from sports broadcasts after legislation cleared federal parliament The ban on gambling promotions from five minutes before the start of a sporting event until five minutes after – between 5am and 8.30pm – come into effect from Friday. It’s part of a series of broadcast and content reforms that passed…
Brexit campaigners breached UK vote rules, lawyers say
Brexit campaigners breached UK law to channel more funds to a data analysis firm ahead of the EU referendum, according to evidence outlined on Monday by whistleblowers’ lawyers.‘There is a prima facie case that the following electoral offences were committed by Vote Leave in the EU referendum campaign,’ said a 50-page document presented by London…
