03 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market opened higher this morning following positive leads from offshore markets. It fell mid-session and tracked sideways for most of the afternoon to close 0.4 per cent higher. Over the week, the market has gained 154 points or 2.5 per cent. According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics retail trade figures, Australian retail turnover jumped 16.9 per cent in May (seasonally adjusted).
03 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market opened higher and is tracking 0.6% higher at noon, buoyed by a strong performance from the Healthcare sector which is up around 1.9 per cent, and some positive retail turnover figures. Medical cannabis supplier, Cann Group (ASX:CAN) has been awarded a grant for up to $1.975 million under the Regional Jobs Fund established by the Victorian Government.
03 Jul 2020 - Cockburn Cement, which is a subsidiary of Adbri (ASX:ABC) has been informed by Alcoa of Australia that the company has elected not to renew its current lime supply contract.
03 Jul 2020 - The board of Australia's largest listed wind farm operator, Infigen Energy (ASX:IFN), unanimously recommends that investors accept the takeover offer lobbed by Iberdrola Renewables Australia.
03 Jul 2020 - Venus Metals (ASX:VMC) in conjunction with its joint venture partner Rox Resources (ASX:RXL) has announced a reverse circulation drill program at the Penny West Deep South and Sovereign prospects.
03 Jul 2020 - Worley (ASX:WOR) has been awarded a services contract from BASF. The contract is for engineering, procurement and construction management services needed to assist the company’s European battery material investment project in Finland.
03 Jul 2020 - Australian shares are set to rise at the open following gains on Wall Street overnight. Better than expected US job data bolstered equities. The US economy added 4.8 million jobs in June, pushing the unemployment rate to 11.1 per cent, down from 13.3 per cent in May. Gold has advanced and the Australian dollar is edging higher. The board of Lovisa Holdings (ASX:LOV) has decided to exit the Spanish market.
02 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market rose at the open and continued to rally, closing 1.7 per cent up at the end of trade. In breaking news, Woolworths (ASX:WOW) has placed 50 employees from a Sydney supermarket into quarantine after a worker tested positive for Covid-19.
02 Jun 2020 - The Australian share market opened higher again this morning and is now trading 0.9 per cent higher at noon. Ioneer (ASX:INR) has entered into a 12 month employment agreement with their Chairman James Calaway.
02 Jul 2020 - Objective (ASX:OCL) has acquired government RegTech solution specialist itree.
