21 May 2020 - Australian gambling machine manufacturer, Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) for the six month to the end of March, saw normalised profit after tax and before amortisation of acquired intangibles at $368.1 million, down 13 per cent.
21 May 2020 - “Buy Now, Pay Later” company Afterpay (ASX:APT) now has more than five million active shoppers in the US using the service at their merchant partners.
21 May 2020 - After a tech rally on US markets overnight, the ASX looks set to open higher this morning. Facebook shares surged up 6%, Amazon rose as did Apple and Google. Meanwhile, the number of newly reported coronavirus cases worldwide hit a daily record this week. Fonterra Co-operative's (ASX:FSF) profit has soared but the forecast for the farmgate milk price range has narrowed showing uncertainty about global markets.
20 May 2020 - The ASX dropped at the open then managed to claw back up to close 0.2% higher. Shares in EML payments (ASX:EML) rose today, as shares in Ausnet Services (ASX:AST) dropped. As for the sectors today Infotech led the day and Utilities fell lower. Aspen Group (ASX:APZ) has entered into a contract to acquire a partially refurbished co-living community at in Newcastle, NSW.
20 May 2020 - The ASX is now tracking almost 0.2% lower at noon. EML payments (ASX:EML) rose today after reporting that they remain on course to deliver a solid full year result despite the pandemic. Revenue for the nine months ending March 31 was up 20%. Credit Suisse rates Abacus Property Group (ASX:ABP) as an Upgrade to an Outperform from a Neutral.
20 May 2020 - Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) is pleased to announce that they believe that gold mining operation Cadia has secured adequate levels of water to ensure that production is not constrained for at least the next two years.
20 May 2020 - Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia (ASX:GMA) has lost a contract for tender with National Australia Bank to provide lenders' mortgage insurance.
20 May 2020 - Sydney Airport's (ASX:SYD) passenger traffic was down 97.5 per cent on the prior corresponding period in April due to Covid-19.
20 May 2020 - BP International and Worley (ASX:WOR) have entered into two global framework agreements for two year’s to provide services to BP’s global offshore developments.
20 May 2020 - After Covid-19 vaccine hopes were questioned yesterday, US markets fell overnight. The Australian share market npw looks set to open lower this morning. Experts now say there is no real way to know how successful the vaccine could be. New Zealand’s Fletcher Building (ASX:FBU) is looking at reducing the number of people employed by 1,500.
