CommSec Market Update
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Market Close 27 Apr 23: ASX 200 index falls for 5th straight session
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian market has fallen for a 5th straight session but is still on track to rise for the month of April. Join Laura for this market close r...
Morning Report 27 Apr 23: Wall St battles bank concerns as tech earnings beat expectations
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday. Shares in Microsoft rose by 7.2% following its upbeat earnings result. In response, shares in Amazon rose 2.4...
Market Close 26 Apr 23: ASX 200 slides for 4th day
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket eased for a fourth straight session, with the ASX 200 falling by just 0.08%. Encouraging signs that inflation has likely pe...
Morning Report 26 Apr 23: Wall Street ends lower as weak company earnings fan fears of an economic slowdown
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aussie shares are poised to open down by 37 points or 0.5% on Wednesday after a disappointing trading session on Wall Street on Tuesday. Fears over a ...
Morning Report 24 Apr 23: US sharemarkets inched ahead on Friday assisted by positive economic data.
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earnings results were mixed. Shares in Procter & Gamble rose by 3.5% in response to its earnings result. Shares in Freeport-McMoRan fell 4.1% in respo...
Market Close 21 Apr 23: ASX 200 slips for 2nd day
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket fell for a second day, with the ASX 200 slipping by 0.43% due mainly to declines from our major banks and miners. While thi...
Morning Report 21 Apr 23: US sharemarkets were weaker on Thursday
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors responded to weak economic data and 'disappointing' earnings from Tesla (shares down 9.8%), American Express (-1.0%) and AT&T (10.4%). Tesla...
Market Close 20 Apr 23: Aussie market ends flat for 2nd straight day
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket ended flat for the 2nd straight day. The ASX200 index edged 3pts or 0.04% lower to 7362. This content is prepared, appro...
CommSec Insights 20 Apr 23: The Week Ahead
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for the upcoming week as we preview key inflation data, US earnings results, quarterly updates in Australia and more. This content is pre...
Morning Report 20 Apr 23: US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors digested latest earnings releases. After posting results, shares in Morgan Stanley shares rose 0.7%, IBM lost 1.1% and Netflix fell by 3.2%....
Market Close 19 Apr 23: ASX 200 stays close to 2-month high
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket pushed higher in late trade, with the ASX 200 lifting by 5.3pts or 0.07% to 7365.5. Strong gains from our larger mining sto...
Morning Report 19 Apr 23: US sharemarkets were flat on Tuesday
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors digested latest earnings results. Shares in Bank of America rose by 0.6%. Shares in Goldman Sachs fell 1.7% after the financial firm reporte...
Market Close 18 Apr 23: ASX 200 eases from 2-month high
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket fell slightly after hitting a 2-month high a day earlier. Data highlighted stronger than expected growth in China’s econo...
Morning Report 18 Apr 23: US sharemarkets rose by around 0.3% on Monday
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors are awaiting key earnings results. Shares in Google parent, Alphabet, fell 2.7% on a report that Samsung was considering replacing Google wi...
Morning Report 17 Apr 23: US sharemarkets fell by around 0.4% on Friday
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Investors booked profits at the end of the week. US bank earnings beat market expectations. And economic data was mixed. After releasing earnings, sha...
Market Close 14 Apr 23: ASX 200 approaches 2-month high
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian sharemarket has improved for the 11th time in 13 sessions, with the ASX 200 extending its winning streak to a third week while remainin...
Morning Report 14 Apr 23: US sharemarkets posted solid gains on Thursday
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Falls in business prices in March and higher jobless claims raised hopes that the Federal Reserve could be close to the end of interest rate hikes. In...
Market Close 13 Apr 23: ASX 200 falls, breaking 2-day winning streak after jobs report
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Aussie market declined on Thursday, breaking its 2-day winning streak following stronger than expected jobs growth. This content is prepared, a...