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Columns 2025 Outlook | What's Next for the Most Watched Industries in Australia Amid the Potential Rate Cut?
Looking back at 2024, Australia's economy was generally sluggish due to weak demand and stagnant labor productivity growth, although population growth, a surge in infrastructure projects, and rising public demand helped the economy narrowly avoid a recession. Despite the economic slowdown, the Australian stock market has shown resilience and strength due to strong performances in the banking and i...
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$ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ The digital world hums with the silent energy of semiconductors -- a vast and intricate network that powers everything from our smartphones to the engines of artificial intelligence. At the heart of this extraordinary ecosystem lies ASML, a company that doesn’t just play the game; it writes the rules. As AI charges forward, reshaping industries at an almost surreal pace, the demand for semiconductors capable of mi...
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Market Review
Over the past week, $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed higher 1.31%, setting a new record close at 8,393.80 points. The market performance was mixed, with 8 out of 11 sectors seeing gains, reflecting an overall upward trend for the index. Notably, the Energy and Utilities sectors led the gains, rising 4.32% and 4.29%, respectively.
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Over the past week, $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed higher 1.31%, setting a new record close at 8,393.80 points. The market performance was mixed, with 8 out of 11 sectors seeing gains, reflecting an overall upward trend for the index. Notably, the Energy and Utilities sectors led the gains, rising 4.32% and 4.29%, respectively.
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The first Bitcoin ETF in Australia was $Global X 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (EBTC.AU)$ launched in April 2022, and $Monochrome Bitcoin ETF (IBTC.AU)$ began trading on June 4. both are on Australia’s second-largest stock exchange, the Cboe exchange. the only thing that's new here is that it is trading on the ASX
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Since the beginning of the year, Australian stocks have posted solid returns. In the first four months, the $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ index ascended by 4%, frequently reaching new all-time highs, as investors cheered better-than-expected half-year corporate results and held high hopes for interest rate cuts later this year. Influenced by the volatility surrounding interest rate cut expectations and a weak sho...
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• Top gainers: $Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (TAH.AU)$, $Life360 Inc (360.AU)$, $IDP Education Ltd (IEL.AU)$
• Top losers: $Deterra Royalties Ltd (DRR.AU)$, $Orora Ltd (ORA.AU)$, $Liontown Resources Ltd (LTR.AU)$
Market Performance
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 0.3% lower at 7724.3, completing its worst week in nearly two months due to the continued weakness in commodity stocks. The benchmark index saw a 1.7% weekly fall as iron-ore,...
• Top losers: $Deterra Royalties Ltd (DRR.AU)$, $Orora Ltd (ORA.AU)$, $Liontown Resources Ltd (LTR.AU)$
Market Performance
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 0.3% lower at 7724.3, completing its worst week in nearly two months due to the continued weakness in commodity stocks. The benchmark index saw a 1.7% weekly fall as iron-ore,...
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• Top gainers: $Mercury NZ Ltd (MCY.AU)$, $Coronado Global Resources Inc (CRN.AU)$, $Genesis Minerals Ltd (GMD.AU)$
• Top losers: $IDP Education Ltd (IEL.AU)$, $Megaport Ltd (MP1.AU)$, $Seek Ltd (SEK.AU)$
Market Performance
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 0.7% higher at 7,821.8 on Thursday, driven by broad-based gains across the index. The benchmark remained in positive territory throughout the day, following Canada's central bank's dec...
• Top losers: $IDP Education Ltd (IEL.AU)$, $Megaport Ltd (MP1.AU)$, $Seek Ltd (SEK.AU)$
Market Performance
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 0.7% higher at 7,821.8 on Thursday, driven by broad-based gains across the index. The benchmark remained in positive territory throughout the day, following Canada's central bank's dec...
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