Australian Investment Blog

• It was a choppy session in the ASX 200 today; having ended 19 points higher at 5688 with the Energy sector, surprisingly the strongest link.• The gold sector underperformed the broader market; Newcrest Mining (NCM) closed 0.8% lower at $13.59 and Regis Resources (RRL) down 3.3% at $1.895.• Commonwealth Bank (CBA) continues to reach for the stars, ending up 57c at $89.33 after touching another all-time high of $90.00! Today, we bought another bank as mentioned to our subscribers, live.• Telstra (TLS) ended 3c higher at $6.50 as the yield play continues.• Beach Petroleum (BPT) closed 6.7% higher at 96c after Seven Group (SVW) announced it has acquired a 3.5% stake in BPT.• Please watch out for the Hickman Report tomorrow.