CommSec Daily Report Monday
Latest NewsAussie shares are being boosted by the optimistic tone to come out of trade talks between US-China at the G20 summit. The two countries have agreed to halt additional tariffs for 90 days while negotiations are ongoing. According to the White House, if an agreement is not reached at the end of the 90…
CommSec Daily Report Thursday
Latest news Gains from banks and miners are helping push the ASX 200 up strongly on Thursday. The index is up 0.6 per cent following the second best gain of the year in the US overnight. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powelldelivered a speech with some comments suggesting there could be fewer rate hikes next year than…
CommSec Daily Report Wednesday
Latest NewsLocal shares are edging lower heading towards lunch with the ASX 200 sliding 12 points or 0.2% to 5717, despite Wall Street closing higher on a late rally over reports that US economic advisor Larry Kudlow believes there is an opportunity for the US and China to “turn a new page” in relation to…
CommSec Daily Report Tuesday
Latest newsThe Australian sharemarket is barely hanging on to gains at lunch on Tuesday, with the ASX 200 up 0.1 per cent thanks to modest gains across most sectors and follows solid gains in the US last night. The big picture remains little changed however, with local stocks down by more than 10 per cent…
CommSec Daily Report Monday
Latest NewsAussie shares are off to a softer start to the week, weighed by a weak return from Wall St, on a holiday shortened session, over the weekend. The ASX 200 is erasing some of its losses at the open but still easing 25 points or 0.44% to 5691 at midday.The continued slump in commodity…
Confident Andrews cruises toward poll day
Buoyed by two positive poll results, it was a confident Daniel Andrews who hit the road for a final day of campaigning before D-day in the Victorian election. Flanked by wife Cath, a familiar face late in the campaign, the Labor leader seemed relaxed in the company of happy children as he made another school-related…
CommSec Daily Report Friday
Latest NewsLocal shares opened a touch weaker with little direction from overseas markets. US markets were closed overnight due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The ASX 200 has recovered to improve by 25 points or 0.4% to 5716 around lunch time. For the week, the ASX 200 is looking at a decline of 0.3%.The retail…
CommSec Daily Report Thursday
Latest NewsThe Aussie market is looking to snap a four session losing streak with the ASX higher in the early part of the local session. The index is trading 40 points or 0.7% higher to 5682.8. It was a mixed lead from Wall Street with a flat finish for the Dow Jones but higher closes…
CommSec Daily Report Wednesday
Latest NewsThe continued sell off on Wall Street has led to a softer start for the local market. Two of the major US indices have now erased their 2018 gains as concerns over global growth and trade tensions remain. The ASX 200 is lower by 56 points or 1% to 5615 towards lunch, falling to a…
Macron in Morocco for opening of high-speed railway
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday attended the inauguration in Morocco of a high-speed railway line that boasts the fastest journey times in Africa or the Arab world.The French leader and Moroccan King Mohammed VI took part in a grand ceremony at Tangiers’ newly renovated train station, with heavy security measures put in place.Macron then…
