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Weakness across the major banks and some heavyweight health stocks contributed to the Australian share market's falls last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.45% to 6,175 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 0.35%...

The share market edged higher last week thanks partly to strength from major retail and health stocks, despite overseas markets falling on global growth concerns. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.19% to 6,204 points, while the...

The local share market closed higher last week, thanks mainly to gains across the health care, financials and retail-related consumer discretionary sectors. In the final week of the February reporting season, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished...

The Australian share market ended last week flat, with gains across the energy and mining-related sectors helping offset losses among the heavyweight health care stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished the week 0.08% lower at 6,066 points, while...

Strength from the miners, including BHP, Rio Tinto and Newcrest Mining outweighed weakness from the big four banks to lead the local share market higher last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished the week 0.36% firmer...

Strength from retail stocks, including Woolworths and Coles, helped offset weakness from the banking sector to lead the local share market higher last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.45% to 5,906 points, while the broader...

Gains in popular 'buy now, pay later' business Afterpay Touch helped drive the technology sector higher last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 1.83% to 5,880 points at the close last week, and the broader...

Three of the big four banks and investment bank Macquarie helped drive the Australian share market higher last week. The local share market closed higher for four straight sessions last week, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200...

Weakness across the banks and falls from Telstra and biotech giant CSL helped drag the share market lower last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index and the broader All Ordinaries index each dropped about 1.4% to close...

The Australian share market broke its recent losing streak and managed to end the week higher for the first time in a month, largely due to international factors. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.26% to...

The Australian share market was down last week, with some of the heavy losses coming from Coca-Cola Amatil and mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.85% to 5,667 points at the close last week, and...

The Australian share market closed lower last week, as falls across the energy and mining sectors overpowered the big four banks' gains. Over the course of last week, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 and the All Ordinaries...

The Australian share market closed lower last week with three of the big four banks, major miner BHP Billiton and Coles' owner Wesfarmers among the worst performers. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 and the All Ordinaries shed more...

The Australian share market edged higher last week, thanks to strength from the banking sector and as US elections' results remove some global market uncertainty. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 1.24% to 5,922 points and the broader All...

Australian shares closed higher last week thanks to widespread market gains with BHP, CSL and the banks among the best performers. Source: Rob Bayer (Shutterstock) The share market was under pressure on Friday but it rebounded...

BHP Billiton, CSL and the major banks were among the heavyweight companies caught up in a widespread sell-off on the local share market last week amid global investor concerns linked to US-China trade tensions, Brexit and...

The ASX 200 finished modestly higher last week with BHP Billiton, National Australia Bank and Afterpay Touch among the heavyweights to hold the market back. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.75% to 5,939 points and...

The ASX 200 suffered its biggest weekly fall in three years last week, driven by heavy losses on the US share market. All sectors of the local share market closed lower last week with energy leading losses amid...

Strength across the mining and energy stocks, including gains by heavyweight BHP Billiton, were not enough to offset losses from the big four banks last week. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.35% to 6,185.50 points and the...

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