Finance News - May 14th ASX 200 weekly wrap: AMP slides 10%, Blackmores gains 7.6% AMP's share price continued its downward spiral last week, falling by 10% as the effects of the banking royal commission's discovery of poor advice practices continue to weigh on the financial services company. AMP's share price...
Finance News - April 30th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Domino's Pizza shares deliver 12% gain Domino's Pizza experienced one of the Australian stock market's biggest increases last week, rising by 12% after "outstanding performance" on its first quarter 2018 financial results. This was the second biggest weekly share price increase on the...
Finance News - April 23rd ASX 200 weekly wrap: Banking royal commission tanks AMP share price The most notable 'biggest loser' on the ASX 200 last week was AMP, whose share price took a hit on the back of the banking royal commission's uncovering of its poor advice practices. AMP Limited's stocks fell...
Finance News - April 16th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Seven West shares swing higher, Harvey Norman's slide continues Seven West Media, Harvey Norman and NIB were some of the biggest movers on the Australian share market last week amid relatively flat conditions. Seven West Media's share price rose 13.7% following the network's partnership with...
Finance News - April 9th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Santos tops the winners list Oil and gas company Santos saw its share price lead the pack of ASX 200 stocks over the past week following news of a $13.5 billion takeover offer from Harbour Energy. Adelaide-based Santos saw its share...
Finance News - April 3rd ASX 200 weekly wrap: Syrah Resources' share price crumbles Australian-based industrial minerals company Syrah Resources ended a short week of trading nearly 14% down. The share price of Syrah Resources, which mostly mines graphite, fell by 13.7% - the largest fall on the market last week....
Finance News - March 26th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Sigma Healthcare and Webjet stocks hit turbulence The stock market went tumbling last week after Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese imports, but it was Sigma Healthcare and Webjet who suffered the most on the ASX200. Pharmaceutical company Sigma Healthcare suffered the largest...
Finance News - March 19th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Wesfarmers shares up following Coles split While the market remained relatively flat this week, Wesfarmers' share price saw a spike of 7% following the decision to dump supermarket chain Coles. Canstar's General Manager of Wealth Josh Callaghan said Wesfarmers' decision to split...
Finance News - March 12th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Retail Food Group share price falls 42% Retail Food Group compounded its miserable week by seeing its share price plummet by more than 40%. The troubled company experienced a share price fall of 41.9% last week as it faced the prospect of being forced to...
Finance News - March 5th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Myer and Harvey Norman stocks plummet Last week wasn't a good week on the ASX for department stores, with Myer and Harvey Norman both experiencing large falls. After closing the first three days above 6000 points, the ASX made a steady decline...
Finance News - February 26th ASX 200 weekly wrap: a2 Milk Company stocks soar February profit reporting season dominated stock performance last week as a2 Milk came out as the big winner on the ASX 200. Image: a2 Milk (X) Shares in the instant baby formula business a2 Milk Company...
Finance News - February 20th This Influential Author Shares Her Share Market Cheat Sheet Entering the stock market for the first time can be daunting, and even for people who've invested before it can be a venture that takes careful navigating. In financial advisor Melissa Browne's latest book 'unf*ck your...
Finance News - February 19th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Breville brews up a 14.5% increase Last week saw big rises and big falls in the ASX200, with Breville emerging as the biggest winner in a week of recovery. White goods provider Breville saw its share price grow 14.5% on the...
Finance News - February 9th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Domino's a rare winner in torrid week for traders One of the worst weeks on the ASX in recent years has ended, and Domino's Pizza is one of few companies to escape unscathed. The fast-food chain rose by 3.1% this week - the only stock...
Finance News - February 2nd ASX 200 weekly winners & losers: Sirtex Medical soars almost 50% Sirtex Medical was the big winner on the Australian share market this week while resources stocks were among the biggest fallers. Shares in the liver cancer treatment group Sirtex Medical soared over 48% this week following an...
Finance News - January 22nd ASX 200 weekly wrap: Lithium stocks down while A2 Milk soars Sirtex Medical and A2 Milk were the biggest winners on the ASX 200 last week while lithium mining and minerals stocks plummeted. Shares in the liver cancer treatment group Sirtex Medical soared over 18% over the...
Finance News - January 15th Weekly winners: Commodities and JB Hi-Fi lead ASX 200 last week Wrapping up the week that was for Australian shares, Beach Energy's share price experienced the biggest growth on the ASX 200 amid a winning streak for commodities. Shares in oil and gas company Beach Energy soared...
Finance News - November 21st Australian dollar drops, RBA worries about wage growth The Australian dollar has fallen again amid wage growth concerns from the Reserve Bank (RBA) and a forecast from Morgan Stanley that it will fall to 67 US cents in 2018. Today the RBA released the minutes of...
Finance Stories - November 8th ETF popularity and SMSFs propel ASX 200 upwards The Australian S&P/ASX 200 index has maintained its position above 6,000 points today after yesterday breaking through the so-called 'GFC barrier' for the first time in nearly 10 years. The benchmark index had been relatively flat for...
Finance News - September 15th Online Investors Staying Loyal To Their Brokers A new report has found that Australian online investors are choosing to stay with their current broker, while mobile platform functionality stands out as a major point of contention for traders considering a switch. Investment Trends' survey of...