The local market attempted a comeback today, but it was a struggle...

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The Australian share market snapped its two day winning streak with a deeply negative opening although it made a modest recovery over the course of the session. The S&P/ASX200 ended 1.23% lower at 7,569.

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the COB: Sell in May?

The local share market built on yesterday's gains with the S&P/ASX200 finishing 0.35% higher at 7,664.

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The local share market picked up where global markets finished on Friday with the S&P/ASX200 closing 0.81% higher at 7,637.

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All sectors finished in the red on Friday taking the S&P/ASX200 index 1.39% lower to 7,575 to be down 0.87% for the shortened week.

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The local market opened strongly again today, but that was before the March quarter CPI figures dropped.

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the COB: sticky inflation

The relief rally continued on the Australian share market today with the S&P/ASX200 finishing 0.45% higher at 7,683.50.

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The local share market made a strong comeback today, leaping higher at the open but losing momentum over the course of the session...

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the COB: relief rally

Reports that Israel had launched retaliatory military action against Iran prompted a dramatic response on markets with stocks and bond yields falling, while gold, oil and the US dollar spiked.

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the COB: oil and gold surge

The S&P/ASX200 recovered some of its recent losses today to end 0.48% higher at 7,642.10. 

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the COB: iron "soar"

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79. the COB: Sell in May?

78. the COB: rates re-think

77. the COB: who's the Boss?

76. the COB: stocks swoon & BHP rejected

75. the COB: sticky inflation

74. the COB: repositioning rally

73. the COB: relief rally

72. the COB: oil and gold surge

71. the COB: iron "soar"