Top gainers: $Contact Energy Ltd (CEN.AU)$, $Meridian Energy Ltd (MEZ.AU)$ and $De Grey Mining Ltd (DEG.AU)$
Top losers: $Orora Ltd (ORA.AU)$, $Light & Wonder Inc (LNW.AU)$ and $Johns Lyng Group Ltd (JLG.AU)$
Market summary
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed higher on Friday, gaining 13.00 points, or 0.16%, to finish at 7,982.00. Australian shares wrapped up a volatile week on a positive note, as uncertain...

Top gainers: $Cettire Ltd (CTT.AU)$, $Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd (FPH.AU)$ and $Liontown Resources Ltd (LTR.AU)$
Top losers: $Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN.AU)$, $Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NEU.AU)$ and $Mercury NZ Ltd (MCY.AU)$
Market summary
$S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ rose by 0.7 per cent, or 56.5 points, to close at 7999, just shy of the 8000-point mark in late trading. This marked the local bour...

Market Review
The Australian share market ended the week on a positive note, with the $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ rising 1.82% to close at 7931.20 this week. This capped off the best weekly performance of the year, breaking a four-week losing streak. The rally was largely driven by strong performances in supermarket stocks.
All 11 sectors posted gains over the week, with Consumer Staples emerging as the to...

Top gainers: $Boss Energy Ltd (BOE.AU)$, $Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW.AU)$ and $Coles Group Ltd (COL.AU)$
Top losers: $Coronado Global Resources Inc (CRN.AU)$, $Pro Medicus Ltd (PME.AU)$ and $Liontown Resources Ltd (LTR.AU)$
Market summary
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ rose 0.2% to 7,932.1. The stock market had its best weekly gain this year on Friday, driven by supermarket stocks that offse...

$Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW.AU)$ haha australian supermarkets “the most powerful in the world” 😂

Impacted by Trump's tariff policies and concerns over a potential U.S. economic downturn, both the U.S. and Australian stock markets have experienced significant declines recently, with $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ falling over 8% from its February peak as of March 18th. Australian industry sectors have also seen notable drops, yet Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) have highlighted their value with their high d...

Top gainers: $New Hope Corp Ltd (NHC.AU)$, $Liontown Resources Ltd (LTR.AU)$ and $Megaport Ltd (MP1.AU)$
Top losers: $Audinate Group Ltd (AD8.AU)$, $The a2 Milk Co Ltd (A2M.AU)$ and $ALS Ltd (ALQ.AU)$
Market summary
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ up 0.1% to 7,860.4. Wall Street's overnight gains initially boosted the Australian Stock Exchange, but Australian shares pared gains to close slightly higher on Tuesday aft...

Top gainers: $Contact Energy Ltd (CEN.AU)$, $Liontown Resources Ltd (LTR.AU)$ and $Bellevue Gold Ltd (BGL.AU)$
Top losers: $Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (TWE.AU)$, $Audinate Group Ltd (AD8.AU)$ and $IDP Education Ltd (IEL.AU)$
Market summary
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ dropped by 0.7 percent, or 57 points, closing at 8141.10 points, after experiencing a decline of more than 1 percent earlier in the session. The stock market dec...

Trading in the $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ over the last week has broken the uptrend that began in October 2023. This signals a change in outlook for Australian shares, and is a warning to all investors that there may be further falls to come.
The first test of the downside is the support/resistance level at 8060. This is the level the market bounced off in November and December, and may act as support again. However a fall through 8060 could herald a deeper correction for Aus...