The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX 200 were G8 Education Ltd $G8 Education Ltd (GEM.AU)$ , which rose 3.29% or 0.04 points to trade at 1.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Whitehaven Coal Ltd $Whitehaven Coal Ltd (WHC.AU)$ added 2.66% or 0.17 points to end at 6.57 and Inghams Group Ltd $Inghams Group Ltd (ING.AU)$ was up 2.56% or 0.09 points to 3.61 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Appen Ltd $Appen Ltd (APX.AU)$ , which f...

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• US stocks continue rally on hopes of interest-rate cuts
• ASX firms, buoyed by energy as oil prices jump
• Stocks to watch: G8 Education, Azure Minerals, Telix
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Wall Street Summary
Investors dreaming of interest-rate cuts continued to push stocks higher on Monday.
Coming off its seventh straight week of gains, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ rose 0.5 p...

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• Dow rallies ahead of key inflation data, oil prices bounce
• ASX 200 opens up 0.31 per cent, buoyed by the financials and technology sectors
• Stocks to watch: Bendigo bank, G8 Education, Star Entertainment
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Wall Street Summary
US stocks steadied ahead of the last rate hike of the year and an inflation report that will affect how high rates go next year.
The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ bounced 5...

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• Wall St fades on weak economic data
• Australian shares open higher on Wednesday, ASX 200 up 0.33 per cent
• Stocks to watch: Coles, WiseTech, G8 Education, APA
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Wall Street Summary
US stocks struggled for a third night as data showed the economy was slowing, sharpening recession fears ahead of this week's address by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ faded to ...

$Alumina Ltd (AWC.AU)$: Citi upgrades the stock from neutral to buy but trims the target to A$1.60 from A$1.85
Alumina shares, down roughly one third from a February high, are now cheap enough to buy, says Citi. Cost pressures will continue to rise throughout CY22 with higher input costs," cutting into earnings, but Citi now sees "a value case in what is a hard/impossible to replicate asset base."
$G8 Education Ltd (GEM.AU)$: UBS...

$Breville Group Ltd (BRG.AU)$: Macquarie maintains an outperform rating on the stock.
Breville's decision to build up inventory levels as a buffer against potential supply-chain disruptions doesn't concern Macquarie's analysts. The analysts say in a note that the small-appliance supplier only pulls forward inventory into the June half from the December half. The timing doesn't raise any concerns about product obsolescence, they add....