Australia’s sharemarket rose 0.7% on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 Index gaining 55.2 points to 8338.7, driven by strength in the materials and healthcare sectors. Mining stocks led the charge, with iron ore prices rebounding and gold prices surpassing $US2700 per ounce.
Findi provides bespoke payments services for one of the world’s largest developing markets, India. While being part of the digital banking revolution where Findi has banking without banks, payments without cards and customers able to transact in a fast and flexible way from any location
Stocks finished at record highs for a 6th consecutive week, as investors digested more quarterly corporate earnings, including stronger-than-expected numbers from streaming giant Netflix.
Australian shares extended losses into the early afternoon, as weak Chinese economic data weighed on market sentiment, hitting commodity stocks particularly hard. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.9%, or 73.6 points, to 8282.3, retreating from the previous session’s record close of 8355.9. All sectors traded in the red, with Utilities leading the declines, driven by a 6% slump in APA Group after major shareholder Unisuper offloaded $500 million in shares.
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Johns Lyng Group Limited (JLG) consist of Insurance Building and Restoration Services, Commercial Building Services. The existing resources will be focused on large-loss insurance building services. Current work now relates to legacy contracts and projects.
Overall, the Q3 2024 update suggests that Telix is maintaining or improving upon its strong H1 2024 performance.
Stocks surges for the 4th session in the last 5, as stronger-than-expected monthly retail sales indicated a robust U.S. consumer and chips stocks were buoyed by TSMC’s upbeat forecast.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index was up 73 points, or 0.7%, at 8363.5 by midday, having earlier climbed as much as 1.2% to a new intraday high. The Australian economy added 64,100 jobs in September, more than double the forecast, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.1%.
US stocks moved higher overnight following a wobble the previous day as chip stocks steadied and investors continued to rotate out of the Mag7 into the broader market.
Australian shares trimmed losses but remained down in early afternoon trade on Wednesday, driven by a tech sector slump after a surprise report from Dutch chipmaker ASML raised concerns over the global AI boom. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1% to 8309, retreating from Tuesday’s record close of 8318.4.
US stocks followed world stocks lower on Tuesday as weak sales forecast from chipmaker ASML weighed on tech shares, while crude extended its slide due to easing supply worries and weakening demand.
