CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) is Australia’s largest (and some might say best) healthcare company, specialising in biopharmaceuticals. Founded in the late 1900s as the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, CSL was sold by the Australian Government to Australian investors via the share market in 1994 at $2.30 per share, at which time it doubled its size through an international acquisition. CSL is a global leader in blood plasma vaccines (think: the flu) and antivenoms, providing relief for potentially life-threatening medical conditions.
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The local share market snapped its losing streak, with both the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) and S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) gaining 0.4% on a settling of bond yields and the latest Reserve Bank meeting minutes.
Both the key Australian indices fell on Monday, with the S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) falling 0.3% and the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) 0.4% with the technology sector the biggest detractor, down 2.8%.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.037% to 7091.00.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.68% to 7088.40.
Sonic Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SHL) has traditionally viewed as an ASX share that provides a mixture of dividends and defensive growth for investors. However, SHL shares have been sold off 17% over the last 6 months.
The Australian sharemarket rebounded from 11-month lows on Thursday, notching a small gain as markets braced for the official US jobs data on Friday night Australian time.
The Australia share market retreated to a six-month low on Tuesday, as global markets felt the pressure from surging bond yields – despite, in Australia’s case, the Reserve Bank leaving the official cash rate on hold at 4.1 per cent, for a fifth straight month.
It was relatively quiet on the ASX on Monday with traders eyeing the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest interest-rate decision, to be announced today (and a public holiday in most states dampening activity further).