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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.
Sky News AU
4 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
ASX 200 ‘bounces around' on Monday amid Trump's ongoing tariff war
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the local market dropped at the open today and then bounced around throughout the afternoon. 'Most sectors were in the red, led by energy stocks and utilities. Telcos and industrials lifted,' Mr Boyd said. The ASX 200 finished the day down 0.24 per cent on Monday.
Sky News AU
21-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
ASX 200 continues rally on Wednesday following RBA's rate cut
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the overall market opened higher today, lifting again after yesterday's Reserve Bank decision. 'All sectors in the green, apart from industrials companies, they lost about 0.6 per cent,' Mr Boyd said. The ASX 200 finished the day up 0.52 per cent, only about 2.5 per cent away from its all-time record high.
Sky News AU
19-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
ASX 200 faces ‘mixed bag' while gold stands out on Monday
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd discusses the 'mixed bag' on the markets today. 'The gold sector was really the big performer ... energy stocks and property REITs were sold off pretty sharply,' Mr Boyd said. 'The market started in the red, fought back to be flat by midday, but then a range of Chinese economic data was released and that caused investors to sell.' The ASX 200 finished down 0.58 per cent on Monday.
Sky News AU
07-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Aussie market sees ‘surprising rebound' following Wall Street slump
Sky News Business Reporter Ingrid Willinge says the Australian sharemarket saw a 'surprising rebound' on Wednesday despite Wall Street coming out with some negative leads. 'Some hopeful news around China and the US meeting this week in Switzerland for the first time since tariffs were announced ... and that certainly helped boost the market," Ms Willinge said. The ASX 200 closed the day up 0.33 per cent.
