Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) is a lithium chemicals company with a global portfolio of diverse lithium chemicals. Allkem is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Allkem has lithium brine operations in Argentina, a hard-rock lithium operation in Australia, plus a lithium hydroxide conversion facility in Japan. Allkem’s subsidiaries include Galaxy Resources.
Weaker iron ore prices saw BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shed 53 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $47.18, while Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) lost 83 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $128.32, and Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG) eased 13 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $27.24.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished up +0.88% to 7,442.70.
The mood was distinctly positive on the trading screens, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index putting on 120.1 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 7,377.9, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) rose 130.3 points, also 1.7 per cent, to 7,599.4.
The Allkem Ltd (ASX:AKE) share price has risen 5% after announcing two pieces of ASX news that excited the market.
Australia’s share market pushed higher on Wednesday, as the big miners tracked iron ore prices higher. At the close the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) was up 23.8 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7,259.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index gained 22.7 points, also 0.3 per cent, to 7,469.1.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index ending the session 4.1 points to the good, at 7,199, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) edged 4.6 points into the green, to 7,410.2.
Both local benchmarks finished the week on a positive note, with the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) and S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) gaining 0.3 per cent.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index jumped 116.8 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 7178.4, with all the sectors in the green. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) added 116.9 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 7,386.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index adding 51.5 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 7124.7, with nine of the 11 sectors finishing in the green. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index also rose 0.7 per cent, in its case 51 points, to 7,336.1.
