Monthly Archives - February 2021

AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) sinks on $2.7 billion write down: Aus shares down 0.7% at noon

04 Feb 2021 - The Australian share market opened slightly lower and continued to sink in early trade after Australia’s trade surplus for December came in weaker than expected. All of the sectors are down except Communications which is only managing to hold gains by the narrowest of margins. AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) issued a $2.7 billion write down for the period ended 31 December 2020.

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Victoria on Covid-19 alert: ASX set to open lower

04 Feb 2021 - The ASX looks set to open lower this morning following mixed leads from Wall St. The S&P 500 ended higher for a third day in a row. Shares in Alphabet soared nearly 8 per cent following its reported growth of 23 per cent as their advertising business remained strong. While back home, Victorians are waking up to new restrictions following a hotel quarantine worker testing positive to covid-19.

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