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Morning Report 29 Sep 21: Stocks retreat as interest rates trend higher

US stocks were dealt with sternly by sellers overnight as long term interest rates continued to trend higher . The Dow Jones index fell by 569 points or 1.6% after earlier being down 615 points. The S&P 500 index lost 2.0%. And the Nasdaq index lost 423 points or 2.8%

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Market Close 28 Sep 21: Market has 6th biggest tumble of 2021

The Australian sharemarket slumped by 1.5%, finishing at an intraday low, wiping out Monday's modest gains and keeping the market on track to snap an 11 month winning streak.

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Mid-Session 28 Sep 2021: Monday‘s gains wiped out in 2 hours of trade

The Australian sharemarket is back in the red, with the ASX 200 down by close to 1% so far on Tuesday. While most sectors are lower, gains from energy and banks stocks are helping reduce the index's declines. 

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Morning Report 28 Sep 21: ASX set to open lower - energy names in focus as prices push higher

There were mixed fortunes for US and European stocks overnight. Europe was mainly higher with the Dax up 0.27% in the aftermath of German elections held at the weekend. US stocks saw cautious trade with tech names marked down thanks to rising bond yields.

 

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Market Close 27 Sep 21: Best start to a week since early August

The Australian sharemarket faded from midday's highs but still managed to lift by ~0.6%, recouping a healthy portion of last week's declines and making it the best start to a week in close to two months. 

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Mid-Session 27 Sep 2021: Aussie market bounces back from 3-week losing streak

The Australian sharemarket is lifting by close to 1% so far today, with almost all sectors contributing to the ASX 200's improvements. This follows three straight weeks of volatile trade and the index remains ~1.6% lower this month. 

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Morning Report 27 Sep 21: ASX set for a flat start as investors keep a wary eye on Chinese developments

US sharemarkets ended mixed on Friday as Investors monitored developments at troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande. Shares of cryptocurrency-related firms fell after China's central bank put a ban on crypto trading and mining. The Dow Jones index rose by 33 points or 0.1%. The S&P 500 index gained 0.2%. But the Nasdaq index lost 4.5 points or less than 0.1%. Over the week, the Dow rose 0.6%; S&P 500 rose 0.5%; and the Nasdaq rose by 0.02%

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Market Close 24 Sep 21: Aussie market ends a 3-day winning streak

The Australian sharemarket fell by ~0.3% on Friday, snapping a 3-day winning streak and dragging the market lower for a third straight week. Energy and bank stocks did best. 

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Mid-Session 24 Sep 2021: ASX falters despite strong US lead

The Aussie market is weaker toward lunch on Friday despite a strong lead in from Wall Street. Mining names such as BHP & gold stocks are falling while health stocks such as Cochlear & ResMed also underperform. Energy & financials are leading improvements.

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Investor Signposts 24 Sep 21: Into the December quarter

CommSec Senior Economist Ryan Felsman previews the economic & financial market events scheduled for the week ahead including Engineering construction, Private sector credit & China Industrial profits.

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