Monthly Archives - June 2020

Social restrictions to be eased this weekend: Aus shares clos 1.9% lower

12 Jun 2020 - The local share market recovered from its session low of 3.4% but finished down 1.9%, amid weakness in bank stocks. Today’s falls come on the back of losses of 6 to 7 per cent on Wall Street on Thursday. Australia's 10-year bond yield has continued to come under pressure and the yield curve has flattened on the back of uncertainty about the strength of the economic recovery and the outlook for rates.

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Red finish: Aus shares closes 3.1% lower

11 Jun 2020 - After a small dip around lunchtime the local bourse managed to close 3.1 per cent lower. Travel companies took a hit today with shares in Webjet (ASX:WEB), Flight Centre Travel (ASX:FLT), and Corporate Travel Management (ASX:CTD) all declining. Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) and Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) all did well today. As for the sectors today Healthcare ended the day on top and Energy fell lower.

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