Monday Market Madness 29th January 2018

Your world market today

The Australian stock market recorded a steady performance last week. Investors pushed the market back to levels last seen at the middle of January. This is amid ongoing optimism for economic growth at home and overseas. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 0.8% to 6055 points after falling by 1.1% last week. All major industry groups finished the week in positive territory. IT, Health Care and Energy were the best performing sectors.