ASX bucks global trend on energy stock rebound

ASX bucks global trend on energy stock rebound

A surge in energy stocks and Australia’s major miners has driven the ASX 200 higher.

ASX Winners And Losers Of Today

This article is part of the daily news updates from FNArena.com. Stay informed with the latest financial, business, and economic insights. Written by Admin The table below ranks the 20 biggest percentage winners and losers among stocks in the ASX300 at the end of each trading day. An added filter requires sufficient daily trading volumes so that stocks with extremely low liquidity are not included. The composition of both rankings is fully autom…

Australian shares grind back losses from US trade war

The Australian share market has made its first weekly gain since March, clawing back most of the losses forged from US trade war escalations. The S&P/ASX200 gained 60.2 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 7819.1, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 60.2 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 8021.9. The top 200 index is about 130 points, or 1.6 per cent, below its level when US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs sent markets into a tailspin. The…

ASX Market Close: Local bourse back to 7,800pts ahead of Easter long weekend

Good Afternoon and welcome to HotCopper’s Market Close for Thursday 17 April, I’m Jonathon Davidson. The ASX went its own way despite Wall Street’s overnight finish to close out this shortened trading week, climbing back above the 7,800 points level.  Looking at sectors, Energy led the gainers up +3.8% while health care was at the bottom of the ladder in the red down around point ten percent. All other sectors were green. Looking at companies in…

Top 10 at 11: Oil price recovery lifts ASX despite heavy losses in US markets

Morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 (at 11… ish), highlighting the movers and shakers on the ASX in early-doors trading. With the market opening at 10am sharp eastern time, the data is taken at 10:15, once trading kicks off in earnest. In brief, this is what the markets have been up to this morning. It was a day of bloodletting for the US overnight. The indices were sharply down during US trading as traders considered the possibility of d…

Rio Tinto shares higher amid reward for investors today

Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) shares are $110.52 apiece, up 1.92% amid the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) rising 0.19% on Thursday. But this is likely not what Rio Tinto investors are focusing on today. Instead, they're waiting for a nice deposit into their bank accounts, as it's payday! Rio Tinto to pay out dividends today The ASX 200 mining giant announced a final dividend for FY24 of US$2.25 per share on 20 February. A currency conversion took plac…