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Latest ASX share market news. Find out which Australian shares are moving the stock market today, and which shares to buy.

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Share Gainers

What's with the Revasum (ASX:RVS) share price, up over 100% in a week?

| James Mickleboro

It has been a big week for this ASX share...

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Share Market News

Here are the top 10 ASX shares today

| Mitchell Lawler

Here are your top 10 biggest gainers in the ASX 200 on Tuesday.

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Share Gainers

Why the South32 (ASX:S32) share price reached a 2-year high today

| Zach Bristow

Shares in the mining and metals company have made a good start to the week

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Dividend Investing

Is the Super Retail (ASX:SUL) dividend yield really 11%?

| James Mickleboro

Is this retail share going to provide investors with an 11% yield?

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IPOs

Over $10b in IPOs are set to hit the ASX this quarter

| Mitchell Lawler

Get set for a whirlwind of an IPO season this quarter...

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Share Gainers

The Sunstone Metals (ASX:STM) share price is up 122% in a week. Here's why

| Zach Bristow

It's up towards the Sun for the gold and copper explorer's shares today.

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IPOs

Diablo Resources (ASX:DBO) share price tanks 15% following IPO

| Kerry Sun

Shares in the US-based gold-copper explorer fell flat on its first day of listing

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Energy Shares

Santos (ASX:STO) share price slumps as CEO flags possible energy crisis

| Brooke Cooper

Santos' boss has warned international LNG prices could harm Australian manufacturers.

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Share Fallers

Why Ansell, Predictive Discovery, Strike Energy, & Zip shares are sinking

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are falling on Tuesday...

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Star (ASX:SGR) share price falls again; reaches new 52-week low

| Marc Sidarous

The selloff continues for the casino operator, with investors flocking to the exit door

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Share Market News

Here are the 3 heaviest traded ASX 200 shares on Tuesday so far

| Sebastian Bowen

We take a look at the most active ASX 200 shares by volume…

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Resources Shares

Newcrest (ASX:NCM) share price lifts as upcoming projects valued at $3.2b

| Brooke Cooper

Newcrest Mining has released a plethora of exciting results today.

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Broker Notes

Top broker sees 15% upside in the Webjet (ASX:WEB) share price

| James Mickleboro

Is it time to buy Webjet shares?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) share price struggles amid acquisition news

| Aaron Teboneras

What's going on with Vicinity shares today? We take a closer look

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Here's why brokers rate these ASX shares as buys...

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Broker Notes

Why this top broker says the Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) share price is a buy despite weak iron-ore outlook

| Zach Bristow

Analysts see the iron ore giant as a buy amid the current sea of red in ASX iron ore players.

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Share Gainers

Minerals 260 (ASX:MI6) share price leaps 36% following IPO

| Kerry Sun

Minerals 260 surged 50% within minutes of listing on the ASX.

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Energy Shares

Why is the Beach Energy (ASX:BPT) share price falling on Tuesday?

| Sebastian Bowen

What's up with Beach shares today?

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Share Fallers

Why ASX 200 tech shares are struggling this week

| Kerry Sun

ASX 200 tech shares continue to take the brunt of this week's selling.

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Capital Raising

Australasian Gold (ASX:A8G) share price lifts on capital raising update

| Aaron Teboneras

The company's shares look to finish the day in the green.

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Consumer Staples & Discretionary Shares

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price dips as API battle heats up

| Mitchell Lawler

The battle for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries is intensifying. Here are the details...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

What this top broker is saying about the Ampol (ASX:ALD) share price

| Zach Bristow

The experts have dropped in and set the tone for Ampol shares.

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Energy Shares

AGL (ASX:AGL) share price slumps amid expert's warning of earlier coal exit

| Brooke Cooper

One expert believes Australian coal-fired power stations might only have 10 years of life left.

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Share Gainers

Why Alumina, Aurelia Metals, Netwealth, & Piedmont Lithium are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are rising on Tuesday...

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Share Market News

Which ASX shares are the top movers in the ASX 300 today?

| Aaron Teboneras

Which ASX shares are leading the way?

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Bank Shares

Here's what happened to the Bank of Queensland share price in the FY22 first quarter

| Bernd Struben

Australia's red hot property market is helping support bank shares.

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Broker Notes

Could the CSL (ASX:CSL) share price hit $325 by the end of 2021?

| James Mickleboro

Where next for the CSL share price?

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Share Gainers

AMP (ASX:AMP) share price lifts amid new board appointments

| Marc Sidarous

The new appointments are the first steps in the demerger of the company.

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Resources Shares

BHP (ASX:BHP) share price rises amid coal asset sale rumours

| Tristan Harrison

BHP shares are up amid rumour it could be thinking of selling its coal business.

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Share Fallers

Here's why the Seafarms (ASX:SFG) share price is plunging 8% today

| Brooke Cooper

Tuesday isn't a good day for the aquaculture company...

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Bank Shares

CBA share price (ASX:CBA) gains amid remedial action plan update

| Aaron Teboneras

The banking giant has released its final report from its independent reviewer

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Communication Shares

What happened for the Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price in the FY22 first quarter?

| Sebastian Bowen

How has the Telstra share price been performing lately?

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Broker Notes

Why the Ansell (ASX: ANN) share price is crashing today

| Brendon Lau

The Ansell Limited (ASX: ANN) share price took a dive this morning after a leading broker urged investors to dump…

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Energy Shares

Why the Woodside (ASX:WPL) share price has rallied 24% in 3 weeks

| Bernd Struben

Some analysts are forecasting crude oil will top US$100 per barrel this year.

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Resources Shares

Forrestania (ASX:FRS) share price rockets 17% on lithium and gold update

| Zach Bristow

The company jumped aboard the lithium gravy train today.

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Share Gainers

ASX lithium shares lift as spot prices hit all-time highs

| Kerry Sun

Lithium spot prices continued to gather momentum in the last two weeks of September.

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Share Market News

ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) midday update: Westpac's $1.3bn earnings hit, Ansell sinks

| James Mickleboro

Here's what is happening on the ASX 200 today...

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Technology Shares

Why the Tinybeans (ASX:TNY) share price is up 6% today

| Aaron Teboneras

What's moving Tinybeans shares? We take a closer look

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Financial Shares

Why the Plenti (ASX:PLT) share price is soaring 7% today

| Bernd Struben

ASX investors are keeping a close eye on the fintech lender's growth figures.

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Bank Shares

Why did the Macquarie (ASX:MQG) share price have such a great FY22 first quarter?

| Marc Sidarous

There's a couple of reasons for Macquarie's success.

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