Between the Bells

On Thursday, the ASX200 closed off the month up 8.8%, the best monthly gain on record since the data set began in 1993. Not bad... almost as good as the All Ordinaries clocking off the month with a 9.5% rise - its best result since 1988. Plus, the University of Queensland and Gilead make breakthroughs in potential COVID-19 treatments. In this week’s wrap, Jessica covers: Four key reasons the marke...

The Aussie share market is set for its best monthly gain since January this year. This week, the focus has been on the Banking sector, with some of the banks releasing their half-year results.  In this month's wrap, Jessica covers: IT leads growth sectors in this month's sector report (0:19) Stocks in the spotlight: Afterpay (ASX:APT) rises 51% & Metcash (ASX:MTS) slides 21% (1:11) H...

The Australian share market looks like it will re-enter a bull market this morning following a stellar night on overseas and commodity markets, as the world is closer to a vaccine for COVID-19. The Aussie futures are eyeing a lift of 2% at the open, so if the ASX200 does see that rally, the local market would have collectively gained 21% from its March lows which means we’ll be back in bull territ...

The Australian share market is eyeing a lift of 0.4% at the open according to the futures, despite a mixed session overnight. Aussie's investors attention today will be on local inflation data due out, Coles (ASX:COL) first quarter sales results and what the Fed announces. US stocks saw selling overnight ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s announcement with the Nasdaq down 1.4%, the S&P500...

The Australian share market looks set for a cautious opening if you go by the futures, with investors weighing up three key things: The Global equity rallying overnight The oil price swinging 25% lower to $12.93 on fears that worldwide storage will soon be at capacity Local earnings results due out today from Aussie companies Looking at overnight markets, Wall Street charged ahead with their bench...

Aussie investors will be sifting through mixed results from global markets on Friday. They will also be turning their attention to local financial results due out this week, including NAB (ASX:NAB) which reported today, ANZ (ASX:ANZ) on Thursday with Coles (ASX:COL), Woolworths (ASX:WOW) and Qantas (ASX:QAN) set to announce quarterly updates this week.  The ASX200 eyed a 1.6% gain at the open goin...

Though it's been a negative week for the Aussie share market, light seems to be at the end of the tunnel for some stocks. With the volatility index falling from its 9-year high to a 7-week low, the market is seemingly more tame. However with immediate threats subsiding, the question of when the consequences of COVID-19 will be fully realised is now on the table. In this week’s wrap, Jessica c...

The Aussie share market is eyeing a gain of 0.2% going by the futures, which will be welcomed given the market has lost about 5% this week. Sobering weekly unemployment data came out of the US last night, with total number of jobless claims over the past 5-weeks to 26 million which is 16% of the labor force. Today, all eyes will be on: MyState (ASX:MYS), Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (ASX:A...

Markets breathed a sigh of relief last night and clawed back some recent losses after the US President Donald Trump fired off a tweet that fueled the oil price to move higher.  Markets: The Nasdaq rose 2.8%, the Dow gained 2%. London’s FTSE had the most fire in Europe, rising 2.3%.  Commodities: Crude oil rised 22%, clawing back recent losses, settling at $14.23 while brent oil pumped up 20%. The...

The Australian share market put the brakes on for the 3rd day, as US equities felt weak at the knees for their 2nd session. This follows oil price’s massive decline amid oversupply and crippled demand due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Today, the oil price clawed back overnight and the Aussie share market is up 13% from its March lows meaning we are no longer in a bull market.   Companies on the ASX leade...

The Australian share market is on for a cautious day of trade given the topsy-turvy evening and morning we had. The Australian share market opened 0.6% lower then clawed back some of those losses and is tracking 0.2% lower with Healthcare, Utilities, Banks and Energy rising.  Overnight, the crude oil price collapsed, Virgin (ASX:VAH) entered voluntary administration and international markets somew...

The Australian sharemarket is having a choppy start to the week and is tracking 1.4% lower before noon, erasing Friday's 1.3% gain. However, for the month of April, the market is still up 6.4%. In Australia, investors will be watching: the Energy sector, Caltex (ASX:CTX), Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) and the Staples sector. Looking at the biggest stock moves: AP Eagers (ASX:APE), Nine Entertain...

With four consecutive weeks of growth, and the market gaining over 20% from its March lows, the bull market has technically set in. With all sectors up across the board, it seems Australian shares are steaming ahead for the short term. However, we look ahead to see what we could be in for based on historical data from the GFC. In this week’s wrap, Jessica covers:  A bull market amid a bear (0:23)...

Australian share market wrap Friday 17 April, featuring best and worst ASX 200 performers and what to watch next week. The Australian sharemarket gained 1.3% today. Over the week the market rose 1.9%, rising for the 4th straight week. So far this April, the market has gained over 8%. That’s THE best monthly gain in over 9 years. In terms of Economic new out today: China’s Industrial production fel...

Aussie shares came under pressure at the open, falling 1.9%, following Wall Street and European equities which lost 2.2% and 2.3% respectively. With the risk-off environment returning, money flowed back into bonds and gold, pushing the gold price up 0.2%. Meanwhile, oil gained 1.7%, moving back above $20 a barrel. Today, investors will be watching: Financials, Energy and Materials Woodside Petrole...

The Australian share market looks like it could extend its bull market rally following the 1.9% rise yesterday, as Wall Street rallied overnight.  The COVID19 infection curve is flattening globally. And in the U.S, the 1st batch of quarterly earnings results came out overnight, with Johnson and Johnson results beating forecasts, while it raised its dividend, which boosted its stock over 4% higher....

The Australian share market is continuing to rise of its March lows, pushing further into positive territory hitting a four week high, as the coronavirus outbreak appears to have turned a corner, while in the US - a level of uncertainty was removed as Bernie Sanders stood from the presidential race, while the oil price gained 4% to about $26 a barrel ahead of planned production cuts by OPEC later...

The ASX rose for the second consecutive week, climbing 2.8% after last week's 4.7% rise. However, volatility is not expected to be over just yet. We look to the GFC for a textbook example of temporary rallies followed by further falls.  In this week’s wrap, Jessica covers:  Aussies buying the dip: all ASX sectors make gains this week (1:45) Stocks in the spotlight: Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX)...

The ASX200 opened 1.9% lower, largely as expected with most sectors in the red, except Staples moving higher. It comes as US equities retreated overnight with oil slipping. We saw Europe stocks advance with the German Dax up 2.8% and London FTSE up 2.2% on hopes European COVID-19 cases have peaked, while the UK prime minster is now stable in ICU. All eyes on Westpac (ASX:WBC), National Australia B...

The Australian share market is expected to continue to rally at the open, with the futures suggested a 2.4% lift today. Yesterday the ASX200, gained 4.3% as COVID-19 new cases slowed in Australia, while the energy sector led the charge following its biggest weekly gain in history. Today further impetus behind us, as US equities surged over 7% higher with the new COVID-19 cases appearing to be slow...

The Aussie share market opened 2.1% higher in the first 30 mins of trade erasing Friday’s 1.7% loss. The energy sector is leading the advance today as it did last week on hopes of an oil price truce between Russia and Saudi Arabia. What to watch this week economically and ASX upgrades/downgrades to watch as well including Ramsay Health Care (ASX:RHC) Graincorp (ASX:GNC), WiseTech (ASX:WTC). Compan...

Global equities continue to take a hit as COVID-19 continues to spread. Financials and energy similarly fall. Is there a way forward for investors? Jessica looks at the smart investor's investment strategy and how a little planning, can go a long way. In this week’s wrap, Jessica covers: Around the world in 60 seconds - a look at global equities (0:09) Defensive sectors continue to outperform...

Aussie shares track 1.9% lower after the White House projected 100,000 to 240,000 COVID19 deaths in the U.S. The S&P500 lost 4.4%, but after Wall Street closed, its futures lifted, suggesting a bounce back. The energy sector charges for the second day as oil rises 5%.  IDP Education shares surged 22% after it raises more money than expected and assured investors it’s now adequately funded to n...

Aussie shares kicked off the month and quarter up 3.4% on Wednesday 1 April at midday.  Overnight markets were mixed with US equities down, while European equities made gains, gold fell to US$1,597 an ounce and oil rose 2% with US President Donald Trump and his counterpart, Vladimir Putin set to hold talks to stabilise energy markets.  All eyes on: Oil Search  (ASX:OSH) up 18% as a Japanese fund m...

The Aussie share market is having another positive day, rising 3.1% in the first 40 mins following yesterday’s 7% gain, best one day gain since 1980.  We also had positive leads from the get go. Wall Street started its trading week on positive ground, with the benchmark S&P500 up 3.4%.  Investors will be watching Credit Cord (ASX:CCP), Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR) and Nine Entertainment (ASX:N...