26 Mar 2021 - A strong end to the week for the Australian share market. The ASX 200 index ended the day 0.5 per cent or 34 points higher to finish at 6,824. Over the week, the market has gained 116 points or 1.7 per cent. All of the sectors rose over the week, except Tech stocks. Healthcare was the star performer, up over 5 per cent. Meanwhile, the Aussie dollar has sunk to a 3-month low. Rail freight...
26 Mar 2021 - The Australian share market rose at the open following positive leads from Wall Street and is tracking 0.5 per cent higher coming into the middle of the session. Sky New Zealand (ASX:SKT) has commenced a process to sell 2 of the 3 buildings at its Mount Wellington site. Shares in TPG Telecom (ASX:TPG) slid this morning after the surprising announcement that its founder David Teoh has resigned as a director and chairman of the board.
26 Mar 2021 - Gowing Brothers (ASX:GOW) says profit after tax for the half year ended 31 January was up 37 per cent to $5 million.
26 Mar 2021 - Contracting group MACA (ASX:MLD) has secured a hire and maintenance contract for CITIC Pacific Mining Management at the Cape Preston Sino Iron magnetite project.
26 Mar 2021 - The Board of Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has terminated its CEO Mark Caruso.
26 Mar 2021 - News Corporation (ASX:NSW) has penned a conditional deal to buy Investor’s Business Daily from O’Neil Capital Management for $275 million.
26 Mar 2021 - Wall Street ended higher overnight after the US Department of Labor reported the lowest weekly level of new jobless claims since the onset of the pandemic a year ago. This optimism is set to flow through to the Australian market, with Australian futures indicating an upbeat start to the day. Meanwhile the 400-metre-long container ship blocking the Suez Canal showed no signs of budging for a third day deepening global supply chain concerns. AMP refutes...
25 Mar 2021 - The ASX pushed into the green from a flat start, faded in afternoon trade and surprised investors with a late jump to close 0.2% higher. Improvements were seen across all the sectors except Technology, Finance and Consumer Staples, which closed in the red. Energy stocks rose 0.3% following oil prices rebounding 6% from Tuesday's decline, after the grounding of a ship in the Suez Canal. The ship turned sideways in the middle of a sandstorm,...
25 Mar 2021 - The ASX is pushing on from a flat start despite a weak lead from the US markets. Most sectors are in the green with technology shares dragging the market. Energy stocks are in the spotlight after a 6% jump after oil prices rebounded from Tuesday's decline after a grounding of a ship in the Suez Canal. The incident caused concerns that it could delay crude shipments. Retail fashion company Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) are lifting after...
25 Mar 2021 - Diversified investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson (ASX: SOL) reports a fall of 27.7% in the Group's regular after tax of $90.2 million for the half year ended 31 January 2021.
