Today
- Live
- Shares
ASX drops; Azure jumps 42pc; Whitehaven poised to cop strike
Shares fall; US tech stocks dive after earnings shortfall from Alphabet; Westpac’s Ellis tips RBA to raise cash rate on Cup day; SQM to buy Azure for $1.6 billion; Fortescue makes slow start on push for fifth iron ore export record. Follow here for more.
- 1 hr ago
- Joanne Tran, Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Vesna Poljak
Yesterday
ASX ends flat after hot CPI; economists up RBA rate rise bets
Australia’s September quarter CPI reading beats economists forecasts. Real estate stocks fall and iron ore miners rally. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran and Cecile Lefort
This Month
ASX rises; Lynas, Zip shares climb; Ansell drops
Shares finish higher as investors shrugged off wild movements in the bond market; Ansell says pandemic unwind still has a way to go; Bitcoin leaps through $US31,000. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Vesna Poljak
ASX drops to one-year low as South32 disappoints
Shares tumble; Judo seeks $75 million hybrids, South32 flags 33 per cent drop in coal output; bond yields at 12-year highs; Immutep with positive trial results; Propel Funerals rejects buy offers.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran, Joshua Peach and Vesna Poljak
Shares post worst week in five, gold hits $3150 per ounce, oil gains
Bond yields surge as Biden calls for more war funding. Gold miners climb. BlueScope cuts guidance. Mota to leave Insignia Financial. Tesla, Arm Holdings sink. Follow here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort and Joshua Peach
Sell-off sends ASX back below 7000, tech stocks lead losses
Shares post their worst one-day performance in four weeks as Biden departs Israel. Unemployment eases to 3.6 per cent in September. Follow for updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort, Vesna Poljak and Joanne Tran
ASX rises; Whitehaven rallies 12pc; Credit Corp slumps
Better than expected China GDP pushed shares higher; Woodside narrows production guidance; Whitehaven set to buy BHP’s Queensland coal auction; Cettire doubles revenue. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Vesna Poljak
ASX closes higher as tech stocks rally; Bapcor sinks 11pc
Australian shares snap two-day losing streak. RBA members note that “further tightening of policy may be required”. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort, Vesna Poljak and Joanne Tran
ASX falls; Fletcher Building shares plunge; gold stocks jump
Shares drop at the closing bell; SkyCity CEO and Qantas Loyalty chief resign; Liontown on halt; Magellan to convert Global Fund to open-ended; Gregg named Westpac chairman; Treasury launches 2054 bond. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Vesna Poljak
ASX closes lower after hot US CPI, snaps week-long winning streak
Shares end lower, following New York. US dollar strengthens as bond yields fall. Pact Group shareholders urged to reject billionaire Geminder’s buyout plans.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort and Sarah Jones
ASX flat; Tabcorp, CSL sink; Forager rallies 9pc
Shares flat at close; US policymakers signal a more cautious policy stance; Albemarle asks Liontown for more time; Tabcorp’s revenue slumps in first quarter; oil eases. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
ASX rallies, Qantas jumps, BoQ sinks 7pc
Shares track Wall St higher; Qantas chairman Richard Goyder to leave; BoQ profit dives 70 per cent; iron ore miners lift on China stimulus talk. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
ASX rallies above 7000 as traders price in RBA rate cuts
Shares close higher for a fourth straight session. ACCC approves $18.7b Origin takeover. Bond traders bring back the chance of RBA rate cuts before end of 2024.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort and Joanne Tran
ASX edges up; Woodside, Santos shares jump
Shares finish higher at the closing bell; energy and gold stocks surge amid heightened tensions in the Middle East; $A slips as investors pile into the greenback; Wall Street shrugs off robust US jobs figures. Follow here for more.
- Updated
- Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
ASX posts 1.3pc weekly drop; Magellan sinks 19pc
Shares rise at the closing bell on Friday; US job market still hot; oil extends slump to fall below $US85; GQG Partners records FUM at $166.1 billion. Follow here for more.
- Updated
- Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
ASX bounces but resources cap gains, Qantas up
Australian shares off 11-month lows, Westgold affirms guidance, AOFM to launch 31-year bond “soon”; $A off 11-month lows; oil falls towards $US86/barrel. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
ASX hits 11-month low, dragged by big four banks
ASX drops below 6900 after a broad sell-off in New York. RBNZ keeps rate at 5.5 per cent US 10-year yields jump above 4.8 per cent. Follow for updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
ASX tumbles 1.3pc to six-month low; BHP, Woodside sink
Shares drop at close even as the Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged at 4.1 per cent; US Fed officials signal higher rates to tame inflation; $A drops; Endeavour folds on Wavish board tilt. Follow updates here
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones
ASX nears three-month lows as RBA call looms
ASX ends lower ahead of Tuesday’s cash rate call. Symbio soars on new buyout bid. Syrah Resources flags strong graphite demand. Magellan taps new board member.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Cecile Lefort, Joanne Tran and Sarah Jones
September
ASX rises; BHP rallies; Core Lithium surges 19pc
Shares finish higher on Friday; Tesla and Meta pace Wall Street rebound; oil eases; Liontown lifts cost forecast for lithium project; Goldman pushes rate cuts to late 2024. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Joanne Tran, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Sarah Jones