the match out

The ASX punched new 8-month highs for the fifth consecutive session today with the bulls outlasting some lunchtime wobbles to trade higher into the close. It was the...

Local shares shrugged weakness seen in international markets today to storm to a new 8-month high. The market eased slightly on the open, however, once employment data...

Another quiet session from an index perspective with the ASX trading in a tight band of fewer than 20 points on either side of yesterday’s close before settling...

The ASX snapped a 4-day winning streak today, though only ending marginally lower after a directionless session given US markets were closed overnight. Surprisingly,...

The local market kicked off the week on the front foot, continuing the momentum seen since the turn of the New Year to push into a new 8-month high. It was a...

The ASX keyed off a weak session overnight following more robust economic data from the US – the concept of good economic news is bad for stocks, given the focus on...

The ASX continued to recover today following the mid-week dip although the ASX 200 is still down 1.81% for the month of December which doesn’t correlate well with the...

A volatile 24 hours across financial markets, this time yesterday the ASX had dropped 109pts and looked average at best while today’s +90pt bounce back has the bulls a...

Certainly, a risk-off day for stocks right across the region following the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) move to tweak their yield curve control program where-by they’ll allow...

A distinct holiday feel about today’s trade and while the index drifted lower, it still felt like there was a lack of sellers about, and as soon as we get a semblance...

It wasn’t a bad effort really from the ASX today ending the session down 56pts following a sharp sell-off in the US overnight, the Energy & Material stocks providing...

A tough day for local stocks with the ASX200 closing down -0.64% on broad-based selling which saw over 70% of the market close down on the day. Overnight the Fed...

Lower rates likely in the US after a more benign inflation print overnight put some heat under our market today with the rate-sensitive areas doing best. 11.30am saw...

The ASX traded higher today although fell away from its best levels seen in early trade – weakness amongst the resource sector the major influence at the index level...

A softer session for the ASX ahead of a big week of data in the US including inflation (14th) & then their much-anticipated interest rate decision (15th) where they...

A solid end to a soft week for stocks with buying amongst the resources offsetting weakness elsewhere – the ASX 200 back up through 7200 as buyers of the ~200 point...

Another soft session for stocks today as the market latches on to the growth concerns permeating through the bond market – we talked about the front end of the yield...

A risk-off session today particularly on the close with some big sell-orders hitting the tape knocking the ASX 200 ~30 points in the match, tearing up what was a...

The ASX fell for a 2nd straight session today as the RBA increased the cash rate by a further 0.25% to 3.1%.

The ASX kicked off the week on the front foot today with Energy & Material stocks pushing the market higher in what was a fairly subdued session. It’s certainly...