The local market fell back into the red during Friday’s session, capping off an inconsistent week. The S&P/ASX 200 closed lower by 0.64% to 8420.90 points...

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the COB: Friday funk

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the COB: $100k milestone

Investors took profits in today's session after the S&P/ASX200 yesterday climbed to a new record above 8,500. The ASX finished the session down 0.4% at 8462.60....

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the COB: anaemic growth

The Australian share market hit another all-time high during Tuesday’s trade, with the S&P/ASX 200 topping 8500 points for the first time...

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the COB: topping 8500

December got off to a solid start, however the initial enthusiasm waned somewhat in afternoon trade. The S&P/ASX200 settled at 8447.90 points, up 0.14% from the previous session.

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the COB: golden acquisition

The local market took a pause from recent records during Friday’s trade, with the S&P/ASX 200 closing the session at 8436.20 points, down 0.10%...

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the COB: flat Friday

The local market hit a fresh record during Thursday’s trade, closing up 0.5%. The S&P/ ASX 200 came close to breaking through 8,480 points intraday before closing at 8,444.30.

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the COB: resetting records

A retail rally, coupled with strong moves in the financial and gold stocks, pushed the local market higher during Wednesday’s trade...

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the COB: retail rally

Stocks were sold off from mid morning trade as Trump announced he would impose a 25% tariff on all products coming from Mexico and Canada, China will be charged an additional 10% tariff on all products sold into the US....

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the COB: tariff trepidation

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229. the COB: flat Friday

228. the COB: resetting records