ASX market pushed down by mining

Trading was quiet on the Australian market today as investors decamped for a 4-day Anzac Day weekend. The ASX All Ords slipped 9.80 points to 7512.20, with miners lower because of plunging iron ore prices. Unlike Kiwi Investors (who absorbed NZ’s slightly lower CPII...

Oz Minerals accepts BHP bid

13.4.23 In  Australia the ASX All Ordinaries index lost 18.20 at 7520.76 on confirmation of ultra-low jobs data, driving expectation of higher official interest rate increases.  BHP Group gained the overwhelming support Oz Minerals' shareholders for the A$9.6 billion...

ASX follows Wall St upwards

The Australian sharemarket finished today’s session higher as spirits were buoyed by an overnight rebound on Wall St and news that the Reserve Bank of Australia will consider a pause in interest rate increases at its April meeting. The S&P/ASX 200 lifted 0.8 per...

ASX market in decline

The Australian market has got off to a poor start to the week, with the ASX 200 index down 1.1% at 7,225 points, while the broader All Ordinaries closed at 7,419.60, a loss of 1.2%. Not one sector escaped with 163 of the top 200 companies in the red. Mining led the...