08 Oct 2019 - The local sharemarket is poised to open higher, despite stocks closing lower on Wall Street on Monday. New Zealand retirement village operator, Summerset (ASX:SNZ) has announced 165 sales for the quarter ending 30 September 2019, 77 of these were new sales while 88 were resales.
07 Oct 2019 - Aussie investors are collectively breathing a sigh of relief today as the S&P/ASX200 closes 0.7% higher, every sector managing to snap some gains. Exploration and mining company, Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Skaland Graphite.
07 Oct 2019 - The Australian share market opened slightly higher this morning following positive leads from US markets on Friday and is tracking 0.3% higher at noon. MedAdvisor (ASX:MDR) has raised $17 million at an issue price of 5 cents.
07 Oct 2019 - Following positive leads from US markets on Friday , the ASX looks set to open higher this morning. A rally in tech stocks led by Apple also helped lift Wall St. US unemployment rate dropped which could potentially help American steer clear of a recession for now. DWS (ASX:DWS) completes the acquisition of certain assets of the software services and products business operated by Object Consulting.
04 Oct 2019 - Despite a strong session today, over the week the market has lost 199 points or 3.1%. Plus sized retailer, City Chic Collective (ASX:CCX) has purchased the e-commerce assets of US bankrupt company, Avenue Stores.
04 Oct 2019 - The S&P/ASX200 opened with a bang. Momentum faded into the middle of the session and it is tracking 0.1 per cent higher at noon. Shares in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) have taken a dip this morning following news that the Director of Public Prosecutions has served criminal proceedings on its subsidiary, Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society.
04 Oct 2019 - The ASX is set to open 0.5% higher and unwind some of yesterday’s losses. The expected rally follows speculation that the US Federal Bank may effect a third rate cut for the year at its October policy meeting. Alan Dixon has resigned from wealth management company, Evans Dixon (ASX:ED1) overnight.
03 Oct 2019 - It has been a disappointing day of trade for the ASX. After opening in the black the local bourse failed to gain momentum to close 2.2% lower. Ooh!Media (ASX:OML) dropped today as did Nearmap (ASX:NEA). As for the sectors, Utilities lost the least and Telcos came in bottom of the pile. And Probiotec (ASX:PBP) has today completed the sale of the Celebrity Slim brand.
03 Oct 2019 - The ASX dropped at the open and is now 2.1% lower at noon. The four big banks all dropped. Agribusiness Webster (ASX:WBA) shares shot up today after news they have been approached by a Canadian pension fund with a takeover bid worth $854 million. And Agrimin (ASX:AMN) has awarded Kerman Contracting the engineering design contract for the Wyndham Port Facility.
03 Oct 2019 - Following negative leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open lower this morning. The Dow plunged more than 450 points as Wall Street continues its rough start to the fourth quarter. Treasuries climbed. Engineering company SRG Global (ASX:SRG) says Enzo Gullotti has resigned as Executive Director from the company.
