11 Oct 2019 - The Australian share market jumped in the first 10 minutes of trade and tracked sideways for most of the day to finish 0.9% higher at the close. Sky Network Television (ASX:SKT) has responded to media speculation denying that it has secured the SANZAAR rugby rights from 2021.
11 Oct 2019 - The S&P/ASX200 is 0.8 per cent higher at noon with all of the sectors except REITs advancing. The first female director of the Brisbane Broncos (ASX:BBL) has resigned signalling a return to an all-male board.
11 Oct 2019 - The S&P/ASX200 is poised to open higher on optimism overnight that there may be a positive end in sight for the US-China trade talks and Brexit negotiations. This comes as the US-China trade talks enter a new round of negotiations in Washington. Spectrum Metals (ASX:SPX) has refuted claims that its subsidiary, Zebra Minerals, was served with proceedings in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
10 Oct 2019 - It was a volatile day on the ASX - and this could be set to continue as the China-US trade talks pull into focus again. After a rollercoaster day the market closed 0.01% lower. A handful of companies hit a year low today. And major board movements for Seven West Media (ASX:SWM).
10 Oct 2019 - The ASX dropped at the open only to rise in the first hour of trade and is now tracking 0.2% lower at noon. Shares in Orora (ASX:ORA) shot up today after it released the news that it is selling its Australasian Fibre Business to Nippon Paper Industries Co. for an enterprise value of $1.7b. SeaLink Travel Group (ASX:SLK) reports that Transit Systems Group has been successfully awarded new contracts for some WA bus services.
10 Oct 2019 - Following positive leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open higher this morning. In the US the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its September meeting. In other news, Turkey has begun a military offensive into Syria just days after President Donald Trump said the US wouldn’t stand in the way. The Afterpay Touch Group (ASX:APT) reported yesterday that former US treasury secretary Lawrence Summers will join its advisory board.
09 Oct 2019 - It has been a disappointing day of trade for the ASX, closing 0.7% lower. Shares in biopharmaceutical company Clinuvel (ASX:CUV) did well today – they are at an all time high. Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) shares declined though as did News Corp (ASX:NWS). As for the sectors, the best performing sector was Communication Services while the worst performing sector was Consumer Discretionary.
09 Oct 2019 - The ASX opened lower following soft leads from Wall Street and is now tracking 0.8% lower at noon. Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX:CWY) shares shot up after becoming the successful bidder for the acquisition of the assets of the SKM Recycling Group. Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) saw their shares drop almost 10% this morning after they released their likely outcomes for financial year 2020 patterns.
09 Oct 2019 - Following negative leads from US markets, the ASX looks set to open lower this morning. Wall Street took a negative turn yesterday as investor optimism around the US-China trade talks took a dip. And one of the directors of the Afterpay Touch Group (ASX:APT) David Hancock has resigned.
08 Oct 2019 - It has been a positive day of trade for the ASX with gains across the board - after a rise at the open the local bourse managed to track sideways to close 0.5% higher. Mayne Pharma (ASX:MYX) shares did well today as they recently made moves into the US market. MOD Resources (ASX:MOD) see orders approving the scheme of arrangement by which Sandfire Resources NL (ASX:SFR) will acquire all of their issued shares.
