Original article by Jessica Sier
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 5-Jul-16

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 4 July 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.7 per cent to close at 5,281.8. The knife-edge federal election result weighed on financial stocks, with Tristan K’Nell of Altair Asset Management noting that the Australian Labor Party will hold a royal commission into the banks if it wins office. However, resources groups benefited from a rise in commodity prices, while the yield on 10-year government bonds increased to 1.99 per cent after previously reaching a record low.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX, ALTAIR ASSET MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, CAPITAL ECONOMICS LIMITED, OANDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SELECT HARVESTS LIMITED – ASX SHV, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL ASIA-PACIFIC INDEX

Original article by Jessica Sier
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 1-Jul-16

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 30 June 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 1.8 per cent to end the financial year at 5,233.4. The Commonwealth Bank was 1.2 per cent higher at $A74.37 and BHP Billiton advanced 1.9 per cent to end the session at $A18.65. Woodside Petroleum rose 2.8 per cent to close at $A26.84 and Mayne Pharma was up 35.1 per cent at $A1.09. The benchmark index shed 4.1 per cent in 2015-16.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, MAYNE PHARMA GROUP LIMITED – ASX MYX, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, NEWCREST MINING LIMITED – ASX NCM, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, PM CAPITAL LIMITED, PERPETUAL INVESTMENTS, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX, FTSE 100 INDEX, FTSE 250 INDEX

Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 21-Jun-16

The Australian sharemarket posted strong gains on 20 June 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 1.8 per cent to close at 5,256. Asian markets also rose in response to a poll which found that support is growing among British voters to remain in the European Union. Commonwealth Bank was three per cent higher at $A74.20 and BHP Billiton was up 4.4 per cent at $A18.87. However, Northern Star Resources was down 3.5 per cent at $A4.66 and Metcash shed 12.5 per cent to end the session at $A1.86.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX NST, METCASH LIMITED – ASX MTS, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED – ASX ORG, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED – ASX EVN, REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX RRL, MESOBLAST LIMITED – ASX MSB, HENDERSON GROUP PLC – ASX HGG, CYBG PLC – ASX CYB, CSL LIMITED – ASX CSL, COCHLEAR LIMITED – ASX COH, PATERSONS SECURITIES LIMITED, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX, HANG SENG INDEX, NIKKEI 225 INDEX

Original article by Stephen Cauchi
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 28 : 17-Jun-16

The S&P/ASX200 index closed 0.02 per cent lower at 5,146.0 on 16 June 2016. It seems that investors are preoccupied with the possibility of Great Britain leaving the European Union. A referendum on the issue will be held on 23 June 2016. Crown Resorts’ demerger plans were welcomed by investors who pushed the stock up by 13.2 per cent to $A12.75. Gold stocks performed well, with Newcrest Mining gaining 2.9 per cent to $A22.54, Evolution Mining rising 4.7 per cent to $A2.43, and Northern Star Resources climbing 5.1 per cent to $A5.09.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN, NEWCREST MINING LIMITED – ASX NCM, EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED – ASX EVN, NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX NST, BANK OF JAPAN, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, MELCO CROWN ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 1-Jun-16

The Australian sharemarket lost ground on 31 May 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 shedding 0.5 per cent to close at 5,378.6. The Commonwealth Bank was one per cent lower at $A77.43 and BHP Billiton was down 0.8 per cent at $A19.08. However, Select Harvests advanced 6.7 per cent to end the session at $A7.15 and Incitec Pivot was up 2.1 per cent at $A3.45. The market gained 2.4 per cent in May.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, SELECT HARVESTS LIMITED – ASX SHV, INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED – ASX IPL, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, NEWCREST MINING LIMITED – ASX NCM, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, FLEXIGROUP LIMITED – ASX FXL, ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED – ASX ALL, TRANSURBAN GROUP LIMITED – ASX TCL, MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, BLOOMBERG LP, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX

Original article by Stephen Cauchi
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 26 : 11-May-16

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains on 10 May 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.4 per cent to close at 5,342.8, which is its highest level for the year to date. The Commonwealth Bank was 2.9 per cent higher at $A78 and Qantas advanced 2.4 per cent to end the session at $A3.41. However, Rio Tinto eased 2.9 per cent to finish at $A45.40 and Sims Metal Management shed 10.1 per cent to close at $A8.45.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED – ASX SGM, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SCENTRE GROUP – ASX SCG, LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, VICINITY CENTRES – ASX VCX, INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED – ASX IPL, BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED – ASX BSL, MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED, IG MARKETS LIMITED, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX, NIKKEI 225 INDEX

Original article by Stephen Cauchi
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 28 : 14-Apr-16

The Australian sharemarket rallied on 13 April 2016, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 1.6 per cent to close at 5,054.7. The Commonwealth Bank was 2.1 per cent higher at $A73.73 and BHP Billiton rose six per cent to end the session at $A17.92. Fortescue Metals Group rose 7.7 per cent to finish at $A3.19 and Bellamy’s Australia advanced 5.5 per cent to close at $A9.37.

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STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, BELLAMY’S AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX BAL, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, BLACKMORES LIMITED – ASX BKL, MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED, ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX ALL ORDINARIES INDEX, STANDARD AND POOR’S 500 INDEX, TOKYO STOCK PRICE INDEX