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The S&P/ASX200 managed a solid fightback during the session falling as much as 1% at the open but finishing down just 0.1% for the day. There were only three sectors higher, being energy, materials and technology gaining 1.6, 0.8 and 0.6% respectively, whilst the healthcare and real estate sectors both fell 1.3%. Among the largest drags on the market, today was ANZ Banking Group (ASX: ANZ)…

The S&P/ASX200 looked beyond the sharp selloff in technology stocks overnight to post a 0.6% gain on Friday. The result was broad-based with almost every sector higher, with materials, energy and technology all finishing over 1% in the black. This came despite Meta’s massive selloff in the US session. Boral (ASX: BLD) shares fell 41.8%, representing the amount of the capital return and special…

The S&P/ASX200 fell throughout the day, finishing 0.1% lower with all eyes on the Morningstar Investment Conference. The technology sector carried most of the selling pressure, falling 5.9% in a single session, with utilities and materials the only sectors settling higher. Popular lithium miner Novonix (ASX: NVX) fell close to 15% despite any news on the company, with numerous other technology names not far behind. Xero…

It was another strong day for the S&P/ASX200, overcoming negative sentiment around valuations and inflation to deliver another 1.2% gain. Almost every sector finished higher, with utilities the primary underperformer after Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) dropped 2.6%. The standout was energy once again, gaining 2.8% and materials, which finished 2.0% higher as investors flocked to both construction material providers, Boral (ASX: BLD)…

 It was another positive day for the market, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.5% after the Reserve Bank confirmed it would be taking no action on rates once again. Concerns about a slowdown in global growth have seen a recovery in the more rate-sensitive sectors of the market with technology and utilities leading the way again, gaining 2.6 and 2.4% respectively. Materials were…

 The S&P/ASX200 wasn’t able to capitalise on the strong finish in the US on Friday, continuing to underperform the world’s largest market falling 0.2%. Financials were the biggest detractor falling 1.8% with the likes of Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) and Macquarie (ASX: MQG) falling 2% each. The rally was squarely in the beaten-down technology and retailing sector, up 3.7 and 1.3% with Zip Co (ASX:…

Australian investors had some respite on Friday, as volatility disappeared and the S&P/ASX200 gained 2.2% to finish the week. There was little news driving the rebound, aside from perhaps the realisation that whilst rates may rise sooner than expected, they remain fixed near zero. CSL (ASX: CSL) was a major contributor, gaining 3.2% after a difficult week, but it was…

 It was an eventful day in global markets, with the US indices initially trading higher after learning that the Federal Reserve were considering increasing the cash rate for the first time in many years in March this year. The market turned quickly, with the selloff in technology accelerating once again. Australia was not immune, with the market…

 The S&P/ASX200 opened the day reasonably well despite growing negativity in the markets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s impending rate decision. But the release of Australian CPI data reversed that trend with the market trading more than 3 per cent lower but ultimately finished 2.5 per cent or 180 points down. At this point, it is important to keep the…

A spate of headlines over the week naturally put pressure on the S&P/ASX200 today, with the index falling 1% at the open but finding support throughout the day to finish down just 0.5%. It was quite a negative day, with the technology, utilities and materials sectors taking the biggest hit, in many cases due to company-specific results. The winners…