US stock market posts negative week, USD strengthens
Drew Meredith, CFP
August 23, 2021
US stock markets finished the week on a more positive note than the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) as the USD strengthens.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) is an Australian stock market index, created and maintained by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). It tracks the value of the 200 largest public companies ranked by their market capitalisation, adjusted for the shares that are actually available on the market. The S&P/ASX 200 will increase if enough companies see their share prices rise, and fall when they are sold down.
If you’re studying the stock market’s return over time, don’t forget about dividends. The XJO index does NOT include dividends paid by companies. If you want a more complete picture of the performance of Australian shares, use the S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return Index (INDEXASX: XNT) index.
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This chart shows performance of the index and S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), which includes the impact of dividends being reinvested. The three most popular indices for Australian shares are the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO), S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), and S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO).
US stock markets finished the week on a more positive note than the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) as the USD strengthens.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) fell another four points on Friday, capping a full week of lower closes and a loss of 2.2% for the five days.
The Australian share market or S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) continued its recent weakness with ASX Reporting Season a key drag on performance. Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) and BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) remain in focus.
The US stock market finished lower once again with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 falling over 1% and the Nasdaq a more resilient 0.9%.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) fell 0.1% on Wednesday solely due to a 7.1% fall in BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) as investors digest the merger.
US stock markets fell in unison overnight, the Dow Jones down 0.8%, the S&P 500 down 0.7% and the Nasdaq 0.9%.
It was another rough day for the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) with the selling pressure continuing to grow as ASX reporting season picks up steam.
US stock markets continued to new records on Monday, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 both finishing 0.3% higher.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) started the week on a negative note. A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) and Bendigo Bank (ASX:BEN) shares are in the news.
US stock markets finished the week on a more positive note than the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) as the USD strengthens.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) fell another four points on Friday, capping a full week of lower closes and a loss of 2.2% for the five days.
The Australian share market or S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) continued its recent weakness with ASX Reporting Season a key drag on performance. Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX:TWE) and BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) remain in focus.
The US stock market finished lower once again with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 falling over 1% and the Nasdaq a more resilient 0.9%.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) fell 0.1% on Wednesday solely due to a 7.1% fall in BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) as investors digest the merger.
US stock markets fell in unison overnight, the Dow Jones down 0.8%, the S&P 500 down 0.7% and the Nasdaq 0.9%.
It was another rough day for the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) with the selling pressure continuing to grow as ASX reporting season picks up steam.
US stock markets continued to new records on Monday, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 both finishing 0.3% higher.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) started the week on a negative note. A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) and Bendigo Bank (ASX:BEN) shares are in the news.
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