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News.com.au
17 hours ago
- Business
- News.com.au
ASX 200 finishes ‘basically flat' on Thursday
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the local market opened higher this morning before slipping back in the afternoon. 'Tech stocks and property REITS were strong. Health care companies and utilities dropped,' Mr Boyd said. The ASX 200 finished down just 0.03 per cent on Thursday.

Sky News AU
17 hours ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
ASX 200 finishes ‘basically flat' on Thursday
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the local market opened higher this morning before slipping back in the afternoon. 'Tech stocks and property REITS were strong. Health care companies and utilities dropped,' Mr Boyd said. The ASX 200 finished down just 0.03 per cent on Thursday.

News.com.au
2 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
ASX 200 finishes up on Wednesday, hits new three and a half month high
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the local market opened higher this morning and jumped to a new three-and-a-half month high. 'Most sectors were in the green, led by energy companies and the banks. The supermarkets dropped,' Mr Boyd said. The ASX 200 finished up 0.89 per cent on Wednesday – less than 100 points away from its all-time record high.

Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
ASX 200 finishes up on Wednesday, hits new three and a half month high
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the local market opened higher this morning and jumped to a new three-and-a-half month high. 'Most sectors were in the green, led by energy companies and the banks. The supermarkets dropped,' Mr Boyd said. The ASX 200 finished up 0.89 per cent on Wednesday – less than 100 points away from its all-time record high.

News.com.au
2 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Annual GDP rises 1.3 per cent compared to 2024 March quarter
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd reveals Australia's GDP rose 1.3 per cent in the March quarter compared to the March quarter 2024, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 'Economic growth is a bit lower than expected – it is 0.2 per cent in that first quarter and 1.3 per cent at an annualised rate,' Mr Boyd said. 'The ABS says economic growth was soft in the March quarter.'