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 S&P/ASX 200 finished a turbulent week in the red, dropping 34.30 points or 0.41% during Friday’s trade to 8,296. For the week, the ASX 200 was down 1.5%.

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the COB: Where's Santa?

The local market again finished lower, falling by 23.30 points or 0.3% to 8,330.30. Nine of 11 sectors ended in negative territory; infotech was the best-performing sector, gaining 0.4% and recovering from its decline; utilities performed the worst...

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the COB: miracle economy?

The local sharemarket sold off again during Wednesday's session. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.5% to 8353.60...

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the COB: tech tumble

The local sharemarket closed lower Tuesday, although some earlier falls were stemmed in late trade when the Reserve Bank delivered a somewhat dovish tilt in its latest policy decision...

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the COB: dovish tilt

The local share market started the week flat. The S&P/ASX 200 finished the session higher by 0.02% to 8423 points.

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the COB: Monday meltdown

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

Local market momentum waned in the afternoon, with the ASX closing the session at 8474.90 points, up 0.2% from yesterday...

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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

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239. the COB: Where's Santa?

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237. the COB: tech tumble

236. the COB: dovish tilt

235. the COB: Monday meltdown

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233. the COB: $100k milestone

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