The local share market fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, ahead of a flurry of central bank meetings, and following the release of a set of minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia that were taken as implying that the local central bank is considered raising rates.
The local share market started the week lower, ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, which begins on Tuesday.
The Australian August job report blew expectations out of the water, with 64,900 jobs created in the month, well above the 23,000 anticipated by economists.
A post-result bounce in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) share price helped lift the Australian share market on Wednesday.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) price managed a tiny gain on Tuesday, with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) share price in focus.
The Australian share market or S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) is expected to open higher on Tuesday, according to SPI 200 futures contracts in Sydney.
A strong lead-in from Wall Street gave solid impetus to the Australian market on Tuesday, and the result was a lift of 114.8 points, or 1.7 per cent, in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) Index, to 6779.2; while the broader S&P/ASX All Ordinaries (ASX: XAO) index added 121.9 points, or 1.8 per cent, to 6976.2. The ASX 200 is off to a positive start on Wednesday morning.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) turned up again on Tuesday, led by the resources like BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) shares.
S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX:XJO) closed down 1.2 per cent on Tuesday but the Altium Limited (ASX:ALU) share price took flight on impressive results.
