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As it happened: ASX edges higher to add 2.6% for the week
The Aussie sharemarket added 0.4% in a subdued final session that brought gains for the week to 2.6%.
- by Alex Druce
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As it happened: ASX rides vaccine rally past 6000 to three-week high
The Australian sharemarket closed 1.7% higher - adding $29 billion - after US stocks lifted on vaccine hopes. Afterpay set a record intraday high of $68.62.
- by Alex Druce
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As it happened: ASX retakes 5900 as goldminers, big banks shine
The Australian sharemarket finished 0.6% higher after gold miners lifted the materials sector, the big banks rose, and Afterpay continued to soar.
- by Alex Druce
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As it happened: ASX adds 1.4% window dressing in EOFY session
The ASX200 finished 1.4% higher on Tuesday, almost recouping Monday's losses in the final session of the financial year.
- by Alex Druce
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As it happened: COVID-19 surge sends ASX to two-week low
The Australian sharemarket slumped by 1.5% - or $27 billion - on Monday as COVID-19 cases climb both locally and abroad.
- by Alex Druce and Dominic Powell
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As it happened: ASX loses 0.6% for the week despite Friday rebound
The Australian sharemarket closed 1.5 per cent higher at 5904.1 on Friday, but the ASX 200 still recorded a weekly decline of 0.6 per cent.
- by Alex Druce
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As it happened: ASX loses $44bn as COVID spike spooks investors
The ASX 200 fell 2.5 per cent on Thursday - losing $44 billion - as investors fled amid a spike in coronavirus cases both locally and abroad.
- by Alex Druce
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As it happened: Modest gains as ASX again struggles to breach 6000
The S&P/ASX 200 closed slightly higher for a fourth straight session - a run that has only yielded 29.2 points.
- by Alex Druce and Lucy Battersby
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As it happened: ASX recovers from trade blunder, closes flat
The S&P/ASX 200 recovered from a late-morning trade mistake to close just 9.8 points higher at 5954.4 points, up 0.2 per cent.
- by Lucy Battersby and Alex Druce
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As it happened: ASX ends Monday's session flat
The S&P/ASX200 gained just 1.9 points on Monday, or 0.03 per cent, to close at 5944.5. Materials and financial sectors closed higher.
- by Alex Druce and Lucy Battersby
Investing
As it happened: ASX runs out of puff as banks and miners weigh
The big banks and miners kept the Australian sharemarket flat on Friday but the index still managed to add 1.6 per cent for the week.
- by Alex Druce