CommSec Daily Report Wednesday
Latest NewsLocal shares reversed yesterday’s losses in early trade as investors focussed on the encouraging performance of US shares overnight. US stocks moved ahead on the back of the better than expected reading for the China Caixin Manufacturing PMI, and the optimistic prospects of for US growth in the year ahead – US economic data…
Asia News Agenda Friday
ASIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ON FRIDAYTAIWAN– Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen holds year end press conference.– OTHER AGENA ITEMS – AUSTRALIA– Cricket. Day four of the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England in Melbourne.NEW ZEALAND– Cricket. First of three T20s between New Zealand and West Indies in Nelson.
CommSec Daily Report Friday
Latest newsOn the last trading day of the year the Australian market has ignored fresh record highs in the US last night. The ASX 200 index is down 0.3 per cent on very light volumes this holiday-shortened week. Mining stocks are the lone winners, barely hanging onto some gains with BHP Billiton (BHP), Rio Tinto…
Asia News Agenda Thursday
ASIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ON THURSDAYAUSTRALIA – Yachting. Latest news on the gruelling Sydney to Hobart race (YACHTING-AUS-SYDNEY-HOBART) – Cricket. Day three of the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England in Melbourne.CHINA– Chinese defence ministry holds monthly press briefing.JAPAN– Japan releases factory output data for November.
CommSec Daily Report Wednesday
Latest newsThe Australian market has re-opened after a long weekend hitting fresh near 10 year highs and remaining well above 6000pts. The ASX 200 is up 0.3 per cent and is adding to last week’s 1.2 per cent surge (best week since October). Volumes do tend to dry up at this time of year however…
CommSec Daily Report Friday
Latest NewsAussie shares have started the final day of trade before Christmas on a high note with the ASX 200 opening 15pts higher and have continued on those gains towards lunch with a 21pt or 0.35% gain towards lunch. The main index is currently 1.4% higher for the week.Most sectors are pushing higher with gains…
Asia News Agenda Thursday
ASIA AGENDA ITEMS ON THURSDAY+ Taiwanese fraud suspects face Chinese court sentence+ Pangolin at risk of extinction: studyTAIWAN– Monitoring reax as a Chinese court is due to sentence 44 Taiwanese fraud suspects deported by Kenya to China last year.INDONESIA– Pangolin in Indonesia are at risk of extinction thanks to an illicit trade that sees thousands…
Asia News Agenda Wednesday
ASIA AGENDA ITEMS ON WEDNESDAY+ Hong Kong stages nuclear emergency drill HONG KONG– The Hong Kong government conducts a large two-day nuclear emergency response drill in a far-flung island near the mainland border.– OTHER AGENDA ITEMS – INDIA– Cricket. India take on Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international in Cuttack.NEW ZEALAND– Cricket. First of three one-day…
Asia News Agenda Tuesday
ASIA AGENDA ITEMS ON TUESDAYJAPAN– A Japanese baby panda makes its public debut.– Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers to meet in Tokyo.
CommSec Daily Report Monday
Latest NewsLocal shares have bounced back from two straight sessions of losses with the ASX200 starting the last full week of trade for 2017 on a high. Wall Street provided a springboard for the local market, closing at another record high with a vote for tax reform to likely be held early this week. The…
