Australian shares end at 2-month high on tech, banking boostThe market "was seen to be replicating the trend seen on Wall Street last night... investors shrugged off concerns that intensifying price ...
23 Mar, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
Mining, energy stocks drive Australian shares to 2-month closing highThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.9% higher at 7,341.10, its highest close since Jan. 20, with all sectors but technology in positive territory.
22 Mar, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Australian shares end higher as tech, banks gain; Fed outcome in focusThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended 1.1% higher at 7,175.2 points.
16 Mar, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
Australian shares rise as RBA says it is in no hurry to hike ratesThe S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.5 per cent higher at 7,006, helped by gains in banking and gold stocks. It fell about 6.4 per cent in Januar...
01 Feb, 2022, 02.39 PM IST
Australian shares slip as healthcare, banking stocks dragThe S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.1% lower at 7,408.80 after rising 0.3% earlier in the day. The benchmark had added 0.3% on Monday.
18 Jan, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Australian shares wind down for Christmas on a positive noteReports showed that U.S. drugmakers Merck and Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral pills were effective against the variant, cheering investors ahea...
24 Dec, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
Healthcare, mining stocks help Australian shares notch best day in 2 weeksThe S&P/ASX 200 index settled 0.86% higher at 7,355 to notch its best session since Dec. 8, with all sectors except real estate, industrial...
21 Dec, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
Australian shares end higher as Omicron fears ease; post third monthly lossThe S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.22% higher at 7,256, after climbing 1% in early trade - the biggest since early-October. For the month, the b...
30 Nov, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
Australia shares close up on miners boost; banks cap gains"With the Reserve Bank of Australia more likely to hold a dovish stance on interest rates for quite some time, one can expect the greenback...
25 Nov, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
Miners, banks drag Australia shares lower"Inflation worries appear to be overpowering the Australian share market despite a dovish projection on the interest rate from the central ...
16 Nov, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
Miners buoy Australian shares back to gainsSector heavyweights BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue added between 1.9% and 3.4% on Friday. BHP's climate action plan received shareholder appr...
12 Nov, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
Australia shares end lower as financials slide on NAB warningBank stocks that comprise about a third of the index fell 1%, as NAB lost 0.8% after flagging continued pressure on lending margins in fisc...
09 Nov, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
Inflation worries pull Australia shares lower, financials top losersFinancials were down 1.8% and marked their worst session in nearly a month with the "Big Four" banks falling between 1.6% and 2.5%.
29 Oct, 2021, 01.15 PM IST
Australia shares post second weekly drop as iron ore miners hit multi-month lowsThe country's second-largest state Victoria reported its second-highest daily rise in new infections this year, and one death even as Prime...
17 Sep, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
Miners, energy stocks power Australian shares; ASX 200 ends 0.5% higherThe S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 0.5 per cent to finish the session at 7,406.6 points, but notched its first weekly loss in three. The benchma...
10 Sep, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
Gold, mining stocks drag Australian shares lowerThe gold index tumbled as much as 3.6%, its lowest level in six months, after a firmer dollar and a rise in US Treasury yields dragged bull...
08 Sep, 2021, 01.55 PM IST
Australian shares end at 2-week low as BHP tumbles on ex-div tradeBHP Group, the world's biggest miner, was the top loser on the benchmark with a near 7% tumble, as it traded ex-dividend. It had declared a...
02 Sep, 2021, 02.01 PM IST