US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday. There were soothing comments by the Federal Reserve chair in testimony to Congress. Shares eased from highs on reports that there were snags in US-China trade talks on-farm purchases.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Tuesday. The S&P500 and Nasdaq indexes both climbed to record highs during trading.

An hour before the close of trade, the Dow Jones was up by around 15 points or 0.1%; S&P500 was down by 0.2%; and the Nasdaq was lower by near 12 points or 0.1%.

US sharemarkets lifted to fresh record highs on Thursday on trade deal optimism.

A lack of negative surprises in the NAB’s full year results has pushed bank stocks higher in early trade on Thursday. Energy is the only declining sector weighed down by lower oil prices in the last day.

In US economic data, the ISM services gauge rose from 52.6 to 54.7 in October (forecast 53.5).

The RBA left rates on hold repeating a recent mantra that “after a soft patch in the second half of last year, a gentle turning point appears to have been reached.’

Sellers continue to target the big lenders on Friday – consigning the ASX 200 to another day of losses. Healthcare lenders by contrast are the most improved highlighting the defensive tone of the day.

US sharemarkets fell on Thursday. Doubts about a US-China trade deal resurfaced. President Trump was also critical about the Federal Reserve in a tweet.

US sharemarkets rose on Wednesday as investors digested latest news. The Dow Jones rose by 115 points or 0.4%. The S&P500 index rose by 0.3% to record highs. The Nasdaq rose by 27 points or 0.3%.

Investors were also cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision. The Dow Jones fell by 19 points or 0.1%. The S&P500 index fell by 0.1%. The Nasdaq fell by 49 points or 0.6%.

The ASX 200 finished the day 4.7 points or 0.07% higher at 6745.4. The index dipped into the red briefly at lunch before recovering in afternoon trade. Health & mining stocks were the supports for the broader market.

The ASX 200 has started the new trading week with solid gains – although the improvements have been trimmed thanks to weakness in the big four lenders. Elsewhere Resmed $RMD has added to Friday’s gains thanks to broker upgrades, while Sims Metals Group $SMS has lunged following the second earnings downgrade in less than 2 months.

Local shares have consolidated on early gains with the ASX 200 up by 0.7% at lunch. Industrials are the only declining sector, Cleanaway (CWY) shares are lower after warning first half profits would be flat compared to the same time last year.

US sharemarkets were mixed, reflecting mixed earnings results and there were concerns for the US-China trade agreement after US Vice President Pence cited China for its human rights record.

US sharemarkets were modestly higher on Wednesday as investors digested earnings reports and broker updates.

US sharemarkets were mixed on Tuesday as investors dissected earnings news and developments in the UK with Brexit legislation.

Local shares followed Wall St higher in earlier trade on Tuesday helped by a White House economic adviser saying that tariffs on China, which are scheduled for December, could be withdrawn if trade talks continue to go well.

US sharemarkets rose on Monday. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that tariffs on China that are scheduled for December could be withdrawn if trade talks continue to go well.

The ASX 200 fell by as much as 37pts in opening trade on Monday following in the footsteps of US markets at the weekend. A saving grace has been a modest recovery that halved the early loss.

The Dow Jones lost 256 points or 1.0% and finished near session lows. The S&P500 index fell by 0.4% with the Nasdaq down by 67 points or 0.8%

An early afternoon recovery for the share market was stymied by weaker than expected growth figures from China. At the close of trade the ASX 200 was down 35 points or 0.5%. Notwithstanding today’s weakness the market rose for a second consecutive week with an improvement of more than 0.5% – although the sizeable falls early October means the Index is still down 0.6% for the month.

The share market is looking to snap a five day winning streak on Thursday with the ASX 200 lower at lunch. The benchmark index is down 0.3% near the lowest of the session

US sharemarkets were mixed on Wednesday. Investors mulled retail sales data and Brexit news and they watched the political situation in Hong Kong.

The ASX 200 opened firmly higher and is trading near session highs at lunch. The benchmark index is climbing 55 points or 0.8 per cent to 6706.

The Dow Jones rose by 237 points or 0.9% after being up 333 points in late morning trade. The S&P500 index rose by 1.0% and the Nasdaq lifted by 100 points or 1.2%.

The ASX 200 did open lower and fell 21 points before recovering after the first hour of trade. At lunch, the benchmark index is rising 3.5 points to 6646.

The S&P500 index lost 1.1% and the Nasdaq fell by 8 points or 0.1%.

The ASX 200 gained 35.8 pts or 0.54% to close at 6642.6. Monday saw local investors celebrate the improved trade relations between the US & China after both countries agreed to ‘phase 1’ of a trade deal.

Market hopes were lifted after a tweet from President Trump saying he would meet with the Chinese delegation for further talks in the next 24 hours. Despite the volatility and earlier trade pessimism, the ASX 200 index is still on track for its best weekly gain in over a month.

US sharemarkets rose on Thursday. Traders closely watched developments on US-China trade talks.

Local investors opted for caution on Thursday ahead of the much discussed trade talks between the US and China. Contradictory headlines ahead of the talks whipsawed markets although reports suggested that the US was contemplating delaying the increase in tariffs on $US250bn of imports from China on 15 October.

Local shares followed Wall Street lower as the trade dispute between the US & China escalated in the last day. Further undermining sentiment was the latest consumer confidence numbers which saw a substantial decline in the last month.

US sharemarkets fell on Tuesday as investor trade optimism faded.

The ASX 200 posted solid gains in early trade on Tuesday shrugging off caution on Wall Street & weaker economic news locally.

US sharemarkets fell on Monday ahead of US-China trade talks starting on Thursday.

After being down 335 points, the Dow Jones closed near session highs, up by 122 points or 0.5%. The S&P500 index rose by 0.8% and the Nasdaq gained 87 points or 1.1%.

The Dow Jones closed lower by 494 points or 1.9%. The S&P500 index fell by 1.8% and the Nasdaq lost 123 points or 1.6%.

The ASX 200 has slumped on the close to finish the day 27.8pts or 0.41% lower at 6688.3 after trading in a narrow range for most of the session. It was a day where the Aussie market was little moved for most of the day ahead of tomorrow’s RBA meeting