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16Oct

Leading Index shows economic growth well below trend: ASX closes 1.3% higher

16 Oct 2019 - It has been a positive day of trade for the ASX, closing 1.3% higher. Silverlake (ASX:SLR) and Nearmap (ASX:NEA) shot up today. Shares in the Afterpay Touch Group (ASX:APT) slumped today. Westpac–MI Leading Index is showing economic growth rate is now well below trend after slipping further in September to its lowest level in four years. Sienna Cancer Diagnostics (ASX:SDX) CEO Matthew Hoskin will be stepping down.

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15May

Tech stocks lead losses: Aus shares close 1.4% higher

15 May 2020 - The Australian share market rose at the open and continued to rally throughout the day, closing 0.4 per cent up at the end of trade.

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20Nov

Banks down as Westpac (ASX:WBC) is accused of breaching anti-money laundering laws: ASX closed 1.4% lower

20 Nov 2019 - It has been a negative day of trade for the ASX closing 1.4% lower. Banks were hit hard today after Westpac (ASX:WBC) reported that AUSTRAC had applied to the Federal Court for civil penalty orders to be made in relation to anti-money laundering failures. Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) has signed a contract with Aurora Energy.

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18Mar

Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) launches digital trading platform: ASX closed 0.7% lower

18 Mar 2021 - It's been a negative day of trade for the local market. After opening almost flat, the market continued to slide, extending yesterday's drop to close 49 points down. After data was released showing a better than expected improvement in the unemployment rate, the index lifted by 0.4 per cent. However, it failed to hang on to these gains. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs overnight after the US Federal...

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27Sep

US stocks surge to new heights as economic data fuels optimism

27 Sep 2024 - US stocks climbed overnight, with the S&P 500 reaching a new record following the release of encouraging U.S. economic data.

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12Jul

Major US indexes rise as investors await CPI and PPI reports

12 Jul 2023 - Major US indexes rose Tuesday, a day after the major averages snapped a three-session decline, as traders await the June consumer price index report set for release on Wednesday, as well as the June producer price index due out on Thursday.

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15Dec

US begins mass vaccinations against Coronavirus: ASX poised to open slightly higher

15 Dec 2020 - The ASX looks set to open higher this morning. US stocks fell for a fourth day as Covid-19 continues to rage across the country threatening harsher restrictions. Three million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine has been sent out for immediate distribution. And London has moved into top tier of restrictions as UK identifies new Covid variant. The Australian dollar had risen slightly to 75.3 US cents. BCI Minerals (ASX:BCI) has been granted approval from the...

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19Jun

Aussie shares give up gains, banks, miners sell off: Aus shares close 0.1% higher

19 Jun 2020 - The local share market gave up its gains in late trade alongside a similar loss of strength in US futures. Miners and the big four banks sold off in the lead up to the close. Woodside Petroleum says it would consider pre-empting any deal by a third party to buy departing partner Chevron's stake in the $34 billion North West Shelf venture.

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10Jun

Opthea (ASX:OPT) records positive trial results: Aus shares 0.5% higher at noon

10 Jun 2020 - The Australian share market opened lower but is now trading 0.5 per cent up at noon. Opthea (ASX:OPT) has reported positive Phase 2a trial results for its OPT-302 treatment in Diabetic Macular Edema.

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01Apr

AMP (ASX:AMP) announces new CEO: ASX to open higher

01 Apr 2021 - The ASX looks set to open higher despite mixed leads from Wall Street. Investors rotated into technology shares while waiting on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure spending plan. The US$2-4 trillion package proposes to raise the company tax rate to 28% to fund the plan with measures to stop profits going offshore. Cyclical sectors such as energy, materials, financials and industrials all registered losses while technology shares led the gains. Oil prices fell after the OPEC...

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