ASX Finishes Lower but Miners Shine; QBE Slumps

ASX finishes lower but miners shine; QBE slumps

The Australian sharemarket closed slightly down on the back of a mixed session on Wall Street, while Donald Trump announced his choice to fill the vacant seat on the Federal Reserve board.

Lunch Wrap: ASX softens on Trump's Fed pick; gold miners savour another rally

ASX drifts lower as Trump eyes Fed shake-up Gold rockets past US$34,00 lifting miners Iress jumps on fresh private equity talks   At Friday lunchtime in the east, the ASX was down 0.1% and looking like it just wanted to slide into the weekend early. The mood was nervy, and a lot of it had to do with the latest power plays out of Washington. Trump has slipped Stephen Miran into a vacant Fed seat until January next year, a short-term warm-up act w…

Why Clarity Pharmaceuticals, GQG Partners, Light & Wonder, and QBE shares are dropping today

In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to record a small decline. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is down 0.2% to 8,816.3 points. Four ASX shares that are falling more than most today are listed below. Here's why they are dropping: Clarity Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: CU6) The Clarity Pharmaceuticals share price is down 10% to $3.93. This may have been driven by concerns over the release of updates from other …

ASX Winners And Losers Of Today

The table inside ranks the 20 biggest percentage winners and losers among stocks in the ASX300 at the end of each trading day