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Tech majors lead US stocks decline, West Texas climbs again

Finfeed Archived Sep 18, 2020

Looking at the current state of the market, US stocks fell and Treasuries gained overnight as investors consider whether current levels of stimulus are enough for the country’s slow, but gradual economic recovery.

Overseas leads point to sharp fall on the ASX on Friday

Finfeed Archived Sep 11, 2020

Major US indexes across the board were all down overnight. This does not bode well for the Australian stock market with the ASX200 SPI Futures down 79 points.

NASDAQ leads recovery in US, SPI Futures up 77 points

Finfeed Archived Sep 10, 2020

The Australian stock market should see a bounce-back with US markets staging a significant turnaround last night after three consecutive days of losses, and this is reflected in the ASX SPI200 futures index which is up 77 points

ASX Futures down 98 points as NASDAQ falls 4%, Tesla crashes 21%

Finfeed Archived Sep 09, 2020

After a horror finish last week, the XJO has added 82 points over the last two days, but with the ASX SPI200 Futures index down 98 points all of these gains could be eroded in what is shaping up as a challenging day.

Records continue to tumble in US, DAX surges 2%, ASX futures up 42 points

Finfeed Archived Sep 03, 2020

The S&P/ASX 200 index (XJO) soared 110 points on Wednesday, helping to offset three consecutive days of losses leading up to that point. Given the strength in overseas markets last night, this trend is likely to continue and the ASX SPI200 index is up 42 points.

New record highs in the US, gold touches US$2000 per ounce, ASX futures up 23 points

Finfeed Archived Sep 02, 2020

There were once again positive leads out of the US, and this is expected to provide support for the Australian Market with the ASX SPI200 Futures index up 23 points.

Buffett wades into Japan, NASDAQ hits record high, ASX futures down 58 points

Finfeed Archived Sep 01, 2020

With most overseas markets falling overnight the ASX could be set to deliver its third consecutive day of losses, and the ASX SPI200 index is certainly pointing in that direction, down 58 points to 5972 points.

Australia-China relations sour, US markets soar, ASX futures up 15 points

Finfeed Archived Aug 27, 2020

Futures markets point to a turnaround today, largely reflecting strength in overseas markets as both the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 continued to set record highs. However the gain may be a little suppressed given the escalating geopolitical tensions between Australia and China stemming from a review announced yesterday by the Morrison government.

S&P 500 chalks up another record, but ASX futures down 34 points

Finfeed Archived Aug 26, 2020

After two consecutive days of gains it would appear that the market is poised for a retracement on Wednesday with the ASX SPI200 index down 34 points to 6094 points.

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