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Futures up 0.5% on back of strong overseas leads

Finfeed Archived Jun 17, 2020

Yesterday’s surge of 222 points or 3.9% by the S&P/ASX 200 effectively erased approximately half of the losses incurred during the preceding three day rout.

ASX expected to reboot after faltering on Wednesday

Finfeed Archived May 28, 2020

Strong support for the big banks was largely instrumental in lifting the S&P/ASX 200 index (XJO) from about 5720 points in the first hour of trading to a mid-session high of more than 5830 points.

ASX to come under pressure despite strong overseas trends

Finfeed Archived May 27, 2020

The S&P/ASX 200 index (XJO) surged nearly 3% on Tuesday finishing at a high of 5780 points. Financials were strong again and there is evidence that consumer discretionary stocks should emerge from the COVID crisis much better than expected.

German shares lead Europe higher, US market closed, ASX futures up

Finfeed Archived May 26, 2020

Very bullish sentiment regarding an imminent recovery in the Australian economy, combined with anticipated signs of better things to come in the US, underpinned a 2.2% increase in the S&P/ASX 200.

Futures markets suggest ASX will rally more than 1%

Finfeed Archived May 25, 2020

While the S&P ASX 200 shed 1% to close at 5497 points on Friday, this still represented a promising week-on-week performance with the XJO up 1.7%.

US stocks close higher as investor hopes offset trade, pandemic concerns

Finfeed Archived May 15, 2020

ASX futures traded 45 points higher after Wall Street rebounded overnight, as investors weighed the prospect of economic recovery. The upward movement was made following remarks from US President Donald Trump over the US-China trade relationship.

Dow Jones plunges 500 points after Federal Reserve paints dire picture

Finfeed Archived May 14, 2020

While the ASX dug itself out of a hole yesterday, it is unlikely that investors will brush off the news that US markets plunged more than 500 points overnight.

ASX set to take a breather

Finfeed Archived May 12, 2020

The S&P/ASX 200 finished up 1.3% to close at 5461 points on Monday. With mixed to negative leads coming from overseas last night some profit-taking would surprise.

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