The US sharemarket has had yet another volatile session with energy stocks weighing on stocks following a 7.3% slide in oil prices overnight. The Dow Jones rose by 0.3% while the S&P 500 remained near 14-month lows hit a day earlier.

The ASX 200 has finished the session down 68 points or 1.2% to a two year low of 5,589. Energy stocks were the hardest hit (-2.7%), followed by the IT (-2.1%) & Healthcare (-1.7%) sectors.

The ASX 200 has slipped 1.1% today, taking this week’s fall to 1.4%. Banks and telcos were hit hard today, while heavy falls from the supermarket retailers also weighed on the market.

TPG Telecom shares have dropped 16% after the ACCC flagged concerns over its planned merger with Vodafone. The ASX 200 rose 0.10%, recording its third straight session of gains.

The ASX 200 has risen 1.4%, helped by a surge in financial, energy, mining and IT stocks.

After dropping 2.3% yesterday, the Australian sharemarket managed to finish higher on Tuesday. The ASX 200 gained 23 points or 0.4% to 5,651.

The Australian sharemarket tumbled 2.3% today – the worst one-day fall in six weeks amid continued concerns about US-China trade relations and Chinese economic growth.

Banks & miners weighed on the Australian sharemarket on Thursday. The ASX 200 however did manage to recover some earlier losses to close down 0.2%.

The local sharemarket is under pressure for a third straight session with the ASX 200 down 27 points or 0.5%.

Local shares have been boosted by a temporary trade truce between the US and China following talks at the G20 summit. The ASX 200 climbed 104 points or 1.8% with all sectors in positive territory, led by materials and energy.

The Australian sharemarket is down more than 1% at lunch on Friday, following US markets lower overnight ahead of the G20 summit and trade talks between the US and China. Losses are broad based with financials the main drag on the market.

The Australian sharemarket has climbed 0.6%, boosted by strong gains in the Materials, Healthcare, Telco and Financial sectors.

The ASX 200 has slipped 3 points as investors remain cautious ahead of this weekend’s G20 Summit. Miners were the biggest weights as the sector fell 0.7%.

A recovery in the financial sector helped the market recover in late trade. The ASX 200 closed down 29 points or 0.5% to 5,642, having been down about 1.3% in early trade.

The Australian sharemarket has extended recent losses, with the healthcare & IT sectors each falling more than 2.5%. The ASX 200 closed down 21 points or 0.4% to 5,671.

The Australian sharemarket has kicked off the week in negative territory, as the US-China trade quarrel worsened over the weekend.

The ASX 200 has finished a choppy session down 5 points, taking the weekly loss to 3.2%. The index was hit by a 4.7% drop in the financial sector, a 3.1% decline in the materials sector and a 2.3% fall in the energy sector.

The ASX 200 index finished the session up 3 points, staging a stunning turnaround in the last hour of trade as banks & miners recovered earlier losses.

The selling continued on Wednesday with the ASX 200 dropping 1.7%, adding to Tuesday’s 1.8% fall. Energy stocks were hit hard after the price of oil plunged 7% overnight to a one-year low on expectations of weakening global demand.

The Australian sharemarket has slumped 1.8% on Tuesday following a sell-off on Wall Street overnights. Banks were the biggest weight on the market as Westpac traded ex-dividend, dropping 5.4%.

The ASX 200 has recovered early losses to finish up 0.3%, boosted by strength in the energy, retail, healthcare and mining sectors.

The local sharemarket has finished a touch lower on Friday, taking this week’s improvement to 1.2% – the second straight weekly gain. Energy stocks were hardest hit today after global oil prices sank to 8 month lows overnight.

The ASX 200 has held on to earlier gains, closing up 0.5% following a rally on US and European markets overnight.

The ASX 200 gained 0.4% as results filtered through from the highly anticipated US Midterm Elections. The Republicans have retained control of the Senate, and the Democrats are projected to win the House of Representative – as expected.

The ASX 200 has recovered yesterday’s losses, rallying 57 points or 1.0% to 5,875. The market was boosted by strong gains in the energy and materials sectors, while the banks also improved.

The local sharemarket has closed near the day’s lows, breaking a six session winning streak. The ASX 200 slipped 31 points or 0.5% to 5,818 – held down by weakness from the energy, healthcare and consumer discretionary sectors.

The local sharemarket has staged a stunning rebound in the final minutes of trade, sending the ASX 200 into positive territory. The index rose 8 points or 0.1% to 5,849, notching up its sixth straight day of gains.

The ASX 200 has closed up 10 points or 0.2% to 5,840, helped by gains from the materials, consumer discretionary & financial sectors.

The local sharemarket is treading water on Wednesday, with gains from the financial and energy sectors offset by losses from the telco and materials sectors. The ASX 200 is flat at midday.

The Australian sharemarket has bounced back, recovering some of last week’s 4.6% loss. The ASX 200 gained 63 points or 1.1% to 5,728 with healthcare and utilities the best performing sectors.

A late rebound in the financial and materials sectors has helped the ASX 200 finish the session up 1 point to 5,665. Over the week though, the index tumbled 4.6% amid ongoing concerns about global growth.

The local sharemarket has declined for a fifth straight session, with every sector hit hard amid a continued global market sell-off. The ASX 200 closed down 164 points or 2.8% to 5,664 and is now down 10% from the highs hit in August.

Local shares are trading flat at lunch with the ASX 200 down 2 points after a volatile lead from Wall St. Losses in resource names are being offset by improvements for banks and healthcare stocks.

The Energy sector fell 3.2% today after the government announced it would toughen rules on energy retailers to curb rising household energy bills. The ASX 200 dropped 1% or 31 points to 5,843 as geopolitical tensions continue to weigh on sentiment.

The local sharemarket has recovered some early losses to close flat on Thursday, with gains from the financial and telco sectors offset by losses from mining and healthcare stocks.

Local shares are lifting for a second straight session at lunch on Wednesday with the ASX 200 climbing 50 points or 0.9% following a strong lead from Wall St. All sectors bar materials are improving with BHP Billiton lower on a quarterly update.

Banks and miners are rebounding, recouping some recent losses. The ASX 200 is up 26 points or 0.4% to 5,863.

The Australian sharemarket has regained some earlier losses to close down 1%, adding to last week’s 4.7% plunge. Energy & Telco stocks outperformed, while all other sectors declined.

The ASX 200 has snapped a two-session sell-off, recovering from a shaky start to close up 8 points or 0.10% to 6,049.