Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) has reported its first-half results for FY21. We take a look at the company's headline figures, key commentary and guidance outlook, plus review the share market's reaction across the trading day
See which ASX and US shares were favoured, or fell out of favour among the SelfWealth community during January
The first real test of ASX earnings season will be on show this week as names like Commonwealth Bank, Transurban, Telstra and Newcrest Mining are among just a few of those to front up with results that will detail how they have fared amid the nation’s economic recovery.
As the volatility in equity markets quickly subsided, the ASX leapt higher on the back of positive rhetoric and commitment from the RBA to support the economy. Elsewhere, Zip shares rallied higher, media companies had a bumper week, but gold stock tumbled.
As markets take a breather and key indexes sit at a precarious position, the headlines this week include big earnings updates from mega-tech, RBA commentary, and a stunning short-squeeze battle between US retail investors and hedge funds.
After their strong performance in recent weeks, iron ore miners weighed heavily on the local share market this week, while volatility emerged in the wake of turbulence across US indexes.
The year ahead presents numerous themes for investors that may give rise to particular trading trends. In this article, ETF Securities provide their views on what they believe are likely to be the five most-important trends in ETF markets for 2021.
Tech stocks are in for a wealth of attention this week as the sector’s largest names report their quarterly earnings amid high expectations. The ASX 200 ended last week marginally above 6,800 points, its highest level in 11 months.
Shares in Zip Co finally managed to shake off mixed sentiment this week, soaring higher and leading the way for the ASX. Meanwhile, Afterpay passed $150 per share before its gains were pared back late in the week.
Investors will need to be wary of several risks facing financial markets throughout 2021, ranging from a shift in central bank rhetoric through to heightening trade tension. In this article, we present some of these issues for investors to consider.
With reporting season ramping up both locally and abroad, a host of heavyweight stocks will provide shareholders greater clarity as to their operational performance over recent months.
As the first trading updates for the recent half start to trickle through, there were winners and losers across the board, however, the undisputed star of the week was Afterpay, which passed Telstra’s market cap.
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