The ASX 200 has improved again as banks continue to drive Aussie shares higher. The benchmark index rose 76pts or 1.3% to 5,851 with the big four banks climbing as much as 4.7%.

The Aussie market has snapped its two-day losing streak to start the week on a high. The ASX 200 rallied 118 points or 2.16% for its best daily performance this month. Gains were across the board as investors eyed positive headlines of easing Covid-19 restrictions over concerns about US-China tensions.

The Aussie market has closed lower for a second successive session on Friday, the ASX 200 down 53 points or 1% to 5,497 as tensions between the US and China re-escalate. The index still managed to improve for the week, making it improvements for four weeks in a row.

Despite a firmer open, the Aussie market has failed to hold onto early improvements to close in the red. The ASX 200 eased 22 points or 0.4% to 5,550 and also snapped a four day winning streak. Banks and miners were the major drag among local shares while energy was the standout to the upside.

The ASX 200 has managed to close higher for a fourth consecutive session with the index closing 13.5 points or roughly 0.25% to 5573 after opening close to 1% weaker. The turnaround had much to do with the performance of the financials while IT stocks also outperformed. The main laggards included resource stocks and utilities.

The Aussie market has lifted for a third consecutive session as market optimism increases on COVID-19 vaccine hopes. The ASX 200 jumped as much as 2.6% before settling 99 points or 1.8% higher to 5,559.5.

The Aussie market has snapped two days of losses on Friday to gain 26.9pts or 0.5% and now lifting for six of the past seven weeks. Gains were rather broad-based with only healthcare & staples lower. Retail stocks led the improvements.

Local shares are firming so far on Friday with the ASX 200 higher at lunch, as it looks to snap two consecutive days of losses. Gains have been rather broad-based with only the healthcare sector trading lower after the first few hours of trade.

The Aussie market has fallen for a second successive session with the ASX200 slipping 20pts or 0.38% to 5,364. Financials were again the major weight as the big four banks all lost ground.

The Aussie market is continuing declines from yesterday with the ASX 200 falling at lunch. The banks continue to weigh while energy and industrials are also leading losses.

The Aussie market is weaker at lunch on Wednesday despite a lift on Wall Street. The ASX 200 is down about 40pts or 0.8% at midday with losses across most sectors.

The Aussie market has ended the week on a sour note with the ASX 200 slumping 276pts or 5% to 5,245 on Friday. Losses were widespread with only seven of the top 200 stocks improving. Losses were heaviest among energy, mining and the banks.

The highs felt after the big gains over April have been quickly forgotten with the ASX 200 slumping by roughly 200 points or 3.5% even before lunch. No sector has been spared from heavy selling with energy, materials and financials weighing most.

The Aussie market has enjoyed some big improvements over April with the ASX 200 lifting 129pts or 2.4% to 5,522 for the last day of the month. The broader All Ords did even better climbing 9.5% in April for its best monthly gain since March 1988.

At the end of the day, gains were across the majority of the market with more defensively oriented stocks underperforming. Banks and energy stocks contributed most to the broader market moves. The big four banks all rallied by a minimum of 4.2%.

Local shares are pushing slightly higher at lunch on Friday with markets struggling for much direction over the past few days. The continued rebound in oil prices is helping boost local energy stocks to outperform while consumer stocks are lagging.

The ASX 200 has again lacked much conviction with the index finishing down just 4pts or 0.08% to 5,217. This was after a positive start from a strong US lead and rebound in oil prices.

Despite a solid lead from Wall St, the Aussie market is giving back some of its earlier improvement but still managing to hold onto gains at lunch. Resource stocks have helped lead the charge higher as commodity prices rebound from recent selling, but more defensive sectors such as health, utilities and staples are lagging.

Friday saw the Aussie market rebound from consecutive losses as the ASX 200 climbed 71pts or 1.3% to 5,487. This makes it the fourth consecutive week of gains while the benchmark index hovers around the best levels in over a month.

The Aussie sharemarket is lifting to the best level in 5 weeks as investors react to signs of positive progress on the coronavirus front. Even a larger than expected fall in Chinese economic growth has not stopped the momentum as all sectors improve to lift the ASX 200.

The Aussie market has bookended the holiday shortened week with gains as the ASX 200 rallied 180pts or 3.46% on broad based improvements.

The Aussie market has taken some confidence from a rally on Wall Street with broad based gains at lunch ahead of the Easter long weekend. The ASX 200 is hovering just above the 5,300 point mark after the first few hours of trade with some of the larger moves coming through from retailers & travel stocks.

The ASX 200 wasn’t able to capitalise on a solid start with the benchmark index fading throughout the day to a 87 point or 1.7% loss. Losses were felt across most sectors with financials & healthcare weighing most. Energy stocks managed a slight improvement but failed to hold onto more significant gains earlier in the day on the back of a near 25% surge in oil prices.

Aussie shares have see-sawed as the ASX 200 trades mostly flat at lunch. The benchmark index has swung between gains & losses as investors continue to weigh up the potential impact of COVID-19. Energy stocks have been the standout with a sharp rise in oil prices overnight.

It was a remarkable session with the ASX 200 swing a massive more than 650 points to close 234pts or 4.4% higher after what was expected to be another rough session for local shares. In what has been a volatile week, the benchmark index still fell 10% over the past 5 sessions.

The Aussie market has continued to sell-off as the announcement of a stimulus package from PM Scott Morrison and an address by US President Donald Trump was unable to ease market fears of a global economic slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Wall Street has suffered its biggest one day decline since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 as the oil price war added to already nervous markets from the coronavirus outbreak. At the close, the Dow Jones index was lower by 2014pts or 7.7%.

Wall Street marked another turbulent week as shares whipsawed on Friday. While it was another day of declines for US indices, the Dow rallied in late trade, to close well off its lows late in the day. All major US indices rose over the week.

The Aussie market has closed out another volatile week in the red. The ASX 200 tumbled 179.5pts or 2.81% to 6216.2 as all sectors fell. Banks were the main drag with NAB sliding 5.5% and falling to the lowest levels since 2012. Travel stocks were also hit hard.

Every sector on the Aussie market is higher as the ASX 200 index recoups nearly all of it losses around lunch. Health, tech and communications are leading improvements with TPG Telecom (TPM) the best on a guidance upgrade.

The Aussie market has fallen for the 8th time in the past 9 sessions as the potential slowdown in the global economy from the coronavirus outbreak remains on the minds of investors. The ASX 200 tumbled 110 points or 1.7% as banks weighed heavily.

Local shares have extended its run of losses to a fifth session in a row with the ASX 200 down another 50 points or 0.75%. The good news was that selling was less severe than the previous three days.

The sell-off continues for local shares on Wednesday with the ASX 200 shedding another 140 points or 2 per cent to 6726 at lunch and making it the third successive session of losses over 100 points. Global markets are tumbling on concerns of the coronavirus spreading outside of China.

Global sharemarkets have fallen by up to 5.5% on fears about the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 and its impact on global economic activity. US sharemarkets slumped on Monday in line with other global bourses with all 11 major S&P sectors lower.

US sharemarkets fell on Friday – the fifth consecutive week that share indexes had settled lower on a Friday. Coronavirus concerns and softer US economic data weighed on indexes.

Investors were in a buoyant mood with the ASX 200 hitting fresh record highs. The index also managed a second successive record close. QAN shares took off despite the airline expecting to take hit of up to $150m due to the coronavirus.

The Aussie market has had a fairly muted start with losses for the Commonwealth Bank (CBA), which is trading ex-dividend, offsetting positive reactions for companies releasing profit results.