Monthly Archives - April 2021

Trans-Tasman travel bubble announcement due: ASX poised to open higher

06 Apr 2021 - The ASX looks set to open higher this morning after the four day long Easter weekend. Tesla shares jump as much as 7% after first-quarter sales surge. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce the start date for a trans-Tasman bubble with Australia. Sky (ASX:SKT) New Zealand and global entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal have signed an expanded multiyear deal.

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Half-price flights take off today: ASX closed 0.1% higher over the week

01 Apr 2021 - The local share market finished the first day of the month in positive territory building on yesterday's gains. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 38 points or 0.6% higher to finish at 6,829. Over the week we closed 0.1% or 5 points higher. Gains in technology, materials and utilities offset losses in health care, industrials and consumer staples. Boral (ASX:BLD) rose 6.7% after announcing a buy back offer following the $1.33 billion sale in their USG...

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Half-price flights take off today: ASX closed 0.1% higher over the week

01 Apr 2021 - The local share market finished the first day of the month in positive territory building on yesterday's gains. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 38 points or 0.6% higher to finish at 6,829. Over the week we closed 0.1% or 5 points higher. Gains in technology, materials and utilities offset losses in health care, industrials and consumer staples. Boral (ASX:BLD) rose 6.7% after announcing a buy back offer following the $1.33 billion sale in their USG...

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Boral (ASX:BLD) announces buy-back offer after $1.33b US sale: ASX 0.4% higher at noon

01 Apri 2021 - The ASX opened higher and lifted by 0.5% in early trade, then faded towards noon. Technology and mining shares are leading the gains while Industrials, Energy, Consumer staples weighed on the market. Boral (ASX:BLD) completes the sale of its 50% stake in the USG Boral joint venture to Gebr Knauf KG for $1.33 billion dollars. Greater Brisbane lockdown is set to lift at midday with travel stocks in the red despite its improved performance yesterday.

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