Looking back at the first half of this year, the Australian stock market performed well, with the ASX index repeatedly reaching historic highs, as investors cheered better-than-expected half-year corporate results and held high hopes for interest rate cuts later this year. As of the close on June 27th, the $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$, which mirrors the trend of...

Trading ex-dividend this week:
Amcor ( $Amcor PLC (AMC.AU)$ ) - 21 May - $0.193
Aneka Tambang ( $PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ATM.AU)$ ) - 21 May -$0.048
Orica Ltd ( $Orica Ltd (ORI.AU)$ ) - 23 May - $0.19
Aristocrat ( $Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ALL.AU)$ ) - 23 May - $0.36
Whitefield ( $Whitefield Industrials Ltd (WHF.AU)$ ) - 24 May -$0.102
So there you have it, my fellow traders! A list of companies with juicy ex-dividend dates this week. Are you p...

• Top gainers: $Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ALL.AU)$, $Charter Hall Group (CHC.AU)$, $Contact Energy Ltd (CEN.AU)$
• Top losers: $Arcadium Lithium PLC (LTM.AU)$, $IDP Education Ltd (IEL.AU)$, $Kelsian Group Ltd (KLS.AU)$
Market Performance
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 1.65% higher at 7881.3, as a jump in unemployment eased worries that the country's central bank might resume raising interest rates. Financial, consumer ...

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May 16, 2024 - shares of $Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ALL.AU)$ jumped 10.04% to A$44.830 on Thursday. Today, Aristocrat Leisure announced its H124 financial results ended on 31 March 2024.
Here are some financial highlights:
-Total revenue up 6.1% YoY to A$3269.6 million.
-NPATA (normalized ...

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• S&P 500 ends at new record high
• ASX up over 1%; Aristocrat jumps on earnings beat
• Stocks to watch: Aristocrat Leisure, Incitec Pivot, Graincorp
Wall Street Summary
Meme stocks are Pulling back after a two day rush. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ broke 5,300 and joined the Nasdaq and Dow Jones ending the day at new record highs after the CPI print. Just after 4 P...

$29Metals Ltd (29M.AU)$
- Downgraded to underperform from neutral at Macquarie; Price Target: $0.25 from $0.45
- Retained at overweight at Morgan Stanley; Price Target: $0.50
$Alpha HPA Ltd (A4N.AU)$ - Retained at buy at Bell Potter; Price Target: $1.60 from $1.68
$Aeris Resources Ltd (AIS.AU)$ - Retained at buy at Bell Potter; Price Target: $0.23
$Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ALL.AU)$ - Retained at hold at Ord Minnett; Price Target: $45.00
$ALS Ltd (ALQ.AU)$ - Retained at buy at Goldman S...

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• US stocks continue rally on hopes of interest-rate cuts
• ASX firms, buoyed by energy as oil prices jump
• Stocks to watch: G8 Education, Azure Minerals, Telix
- Moomoo News AU
Wall Street Summary
Investors dreaming of interest-rate cuts continued to push stocks higher on Monday.
Coming off its seventh straight week of gains, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ rose 0.5 p...

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• S&P 500 gives back early strength
• ASX rises; Origin drops after rejection
• Stocks to watch: Origin Energy, Iress
- Moomoo News AU
Wall Street Summary
Stocks wavered Wednesday, dampening a November rally that has sent the S&P 500 toward its best month since July 2022.
The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ edged lower 0.1 per cent. The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ ad...