Monthly Archives - March 2021

Brisbane enters three-day lockdown: ASX poised to open higher

30 Mar 2021 - The ASX looks set to open higher this morning as the Dow ended the day slightly up. Greater Brisbane has entered its first full day in lockdown. The move comes after a Covid-19 cluster involving the highly contagious UK strain was discovered involving seven people. Infratil (ASX:IFT) has approved the on-market acquisition of $20 million of Infratil shares on behalf of certain Morrison & Co executives and Morrison & Co.

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Market failed to gain momentum despite strong open: ASX closed 0.4% lower

29 Mar 2021 - Mid morning trade saw a drop for the ASX and it failed to recover. At the closing bell the S&P/ASX 200 index closed 25 points lower, or 0.4 per cent lower to finish at 6,800. Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) acknowledges the release by China’s Ministry of Commerce of the final determination in its anti-dumping and countervailing investigations into certain Australian wine exports into China.

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Immutep (ASX:IMM) LAG-3 validated in Bristol Myers Squibb trial

29 Mar 2021 - Immutep Limited (ASX:IMM) CEO and Executive Director Marc Voigt talks about the Bristol Myers Squibb trial evaluating Anti-LAG-3 Antibody Relatlimab and Opdivo (nivolumab) in patients with previously untreated metastatic or unresectable melanoma, meeting its primary endpoint of progression-free survival and what it means for Immutep.

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XTEK (ASX:XTE) 1H21 results & outlook

29 Mar 2021 - XTEK Limited (ASX:XTE) Managing Director Phillipe Odouard talks 1H21 results, discussing the company's expanded operational capacity to meet demand for its high-value proprietary solutions in a favourable market environment for domestic and global defence industries.

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Travel stocks drop as Brisbane enters lockdown: ASX tracking 0.3% lower at noon

29 Mar 2021 - The ASX started well in early morning trade, only to drop lower throughout the morning. It's now tracking 0.3% lower at noon. The S&P/ASX 200 index is 22 points lower at 6,802. On the futures market the SPI is 29 points lower. The REA Group (ASX:REA) has today entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement with CBA-backed mortgage broker Mortgage Choice.

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