Yearly Archives - 2020

Midday: ASX tracking 1.3% lower at noon

11 Mar 2020 - The ASX shot up at the open and then fell in mid morning trade and failed to gain momentum and is now tracking 1.3% lower at noon. Shares in ship building company Austal (ASX:ASB) are on the rise as are shares in Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG). Shares are down in Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) and Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM). Panoramic Resources (ASX:PAN) responds to media article.

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US markets swing wildly, Dow soars: ASX poised to open higher

11 Mar 2020 - Following positive leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open higher this morning. The Dow halved the losses it suffered on Monday. A fiscal stimulus boosted the markets. Galaxy Resources (ASX:GXY) reports their Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates at the Sal de Vida Project in Argentina and the James Bay Project in Canada have not changed during 2019.

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ASX rallies: Aus shares close 3.1 per cent higher

10 Mar 2020 - The Australian share market closed 3.1 per cent higher at the end of today’s session. Investors were buying up Energy stocks today with Viva Energy Group (ASX:VEA) leading the top 200 gains and Ooh! Media (ASX:OML) coming in last.

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Opthea (ASX:OPT) combatting macular degeneration

10 Mar 2020 - Opthea Limited (ASX:OPT) Managing Director and CEO, Dr Megan Baldwin talks about results from the company's lead drug candidate OPT-302, and new funding for further clinical development for wet AMD (age-related macular degeneration) and DME (diabetic macular degeneration).

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