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The popular home-sharing platform Airbnb is due to list on the NASDAQ tomorrow, with a price range of between US$56 and $60 a share, up from $44 to $50. The float has been a long time in the making, with plans to list dating back to 2015. It’s welcome news to the investors that have…

ASX higher, Australian Super on the prowl, IPOs sink The ASX 200 managed to deliver another positive day in what has become an incredible end to the year.  Yet the story changes on a weekly basis, with last week’s winners becoming this week’s losers.  Today it was the consumer staples, +1.1%, and healthcare, +0.8%, sectors pushing the market…

ASX 200 starts the week higher, Metcash (ASX:MTS) smashes expectations, Rio, BHP near all-time highs, negative lead The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) weakened throughout the day but managed a fifth straight positive session closing 0.6% higher. Once again, the majority of the buying pressure came from the commodities sector, specifically iron ore, after the price spiked another…

Five straight winning weeks for the ASX, Nuix (ASX:NXL) leads IPO frenzy  The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) adding 0.3% on Friday behind continued strength in the materials and financials sectors, sending the index to its five straight weekly gain, albeit just 0.5%. The standout by far was Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) which added 28.6% as copper prices…

Miners push ASX higher, iron ore hits seven year high, Macquarie (ASX:MQG) on the hunt The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) added 0.4% on Thursday almost entirely on the back of the iron ore and mining sectors.  Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) and BHP Ltd (ASX:BHP) were the leaders adding 13.3% and 4.9% respectively after the price of iron ore surged to…

Choppy day for ASX200, recession is over, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) vaccine approved in UK, soft open ahead It was a mixed day for the ASX200 (ASX:XJO), rallying strongly at the moment, falling 1% during the day but ultimately finishing flat. The materials sector was one of the few bright spots, with BHP Group (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto…

Australia-China relations took another turn for the worse following China’s refusal to apologise for posting a controversial image. This grotesque illustration depicts a ‘photoshopped’ Australian soldier holding an Afghan child’s throat. The image was shared on social media by a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry after proof was found that 39 civilians and prisoners…

You have to feel for Treasury Wine Estates, Australia’s largest wine company, the maker of well-known brands such as Penfolds and its iconic Grange label, Wynns, Seppelt, Wolf Blass, Pepperjack and Lindeman’s. After starting the year at just over $16, Treasury Wine Estates had moved nicely to $17.70 – then the COVID-19 pandemic stripped its…

ASX overcomes weak start, interest rates on hold, Santos (ASX:STO) to be net zero carbon by 2040, strong open ahead Every sector on the ASX finished higher to start December, the ASX200 (ASX:XJO) adding 1.1% with consumer discretionary and financials the highlights.  APRA released a scathing review of Westpac Bank’s (ASX:WBC) internal culture, but the…

As it stands the ASX’s November 2020 performance could be the best in over 50 years. It seems impossible when you consider the state of the ‘real economy’ which is effectively on Government life support following enforced economic lockdowns. Such has been the strength of the recovery that estimates suggest the ASX now trades on…

ASX falls but adds 10% in November, Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) drained but Chinese economy improving The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) dropped 1.3% to finish the month as markets digested the more aggressive approach taken by the Chinese on Friday.  All sectors but IT fell with utilities and consumer discretionary the hardest hit on export concerns.  Despite the…

ASX staring down best month since 1998, Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) corked by China, but iron ore immune The ASX200 (ASX:XJO) finished higher for the fourth straight week adding 1.0% despite falling 0.5% on Friday. The vaccine-led recovery means the index is sitting on the best gain in over 30 years whilst leading our global peers having now controlled…