Market Updates

Wall St finished last week with another gain in a largely uneventful session. Big Tech leading all three major indices to fresh record highs. S&P 500 up 0.5% on heavy volume. Nasdaq up 0.72%. Dow Jones up 173 points. Traders digesting the monetary policy outlook as Stephen Miran justified his FOMC vote. The lone 50bp dissenter argued a neutral interest rate (neither tight nor loose) is the cor...

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The ASX 200 has finished the day down 73 points or 0.8% . Midday rally fizzling out despite US futures rallying. Weaker than expected jobs number not having any impact. Energy stayed worst with STO down 11.9%, WDS down 6.3% and KAR down 3.5%. STO closing 3% below its pre-bid price from June. Utilities , Industrials and Financials next. ORG down 2.6%. TCL down 2.3%. Banks flat save for the CBA down...

Wall Street recorded a choppy and mixed session as the Fed cut rates by the expected 25bps and Powell signalled a further two rate cuts this year, citing a weakening labour market while acknowledging continued inflation risks. S&P 500 down 0.1%, Nasdaq fell 0.3%. Dow rose at open and began meandering, higher and then lower, following Powell’s speech, returning and stabilising at the level prio...

The ASX 200 fell 59 points (-0.7%) in quiet pre-Fed trade. Banks eased back with NAB and WBC giving up recent gains with the Big Bank Basket down to $283.10 (-0.4%). Wealth managers also slid, MQG down 1.1% and HUB off 1.3% with SOLDA rising for a second day. Insurers also under pressure, QBE down 0.6% and SUN off 1.5%. REITs fell too led by SCG down 2.2% and GMG off 0.9%. Industrials mixed, WES f...

Wall Street recorded another quiet session. Down slightly as nerves kicked in ahead of the Fed rate decision tomorrow – widely expected to cut by 25bps. S&P 500 down 0.13%, Nasdaq fell 0.07%. Dow dropped at open, found a little strength from noon onwards. Closed mid-range, down 126 points. Mixed sector performance. Utilities worse performer, down 1.8%, followed by Materials and REITS . Energy...

The ASX 200 rose 25 points in quiet trade to 8878 (0.3%) ahead of the Fed. Banks were mixed again, CBA down 0.3% and NAB and WBC up again. The Big Bank Basket flat at $284.23 (-0.1%). Wealth managers bounced slightly, MQG up 1.0% and NWL rising 1.5%. First day of trade for SOLDA the new look SOL / BKW entity. REITS slipped slightly, SCG down 0.5% and VCX off 0.8%. Industrials were mixed, retail be...

Wall Street recorded a positive, quiet session , with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reaching intraday highs. Markets in wait and see until the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting on September 17th. S&P 500 up 0.5%, Nasdaq up 0.9%. Dow rose throughout the first hour, then fell below its opening but recovered by the finish. Closed mid-range, up 49 points. Mixed sector performance. Growth sect...

The ASX 200 fought back from earlier steeper losses to close down only 12 points at 8853 (0.1%). Banks held firm with ANZ copping a massive $240m fine from ASIC for dodgy conduct over the years. The Big Bank Basket fairly flat at $284.41 (). Wealth managers eased back, HUB fell 2.8% with NWL down 3.1% and SOL falling 5.2% on its last day of trade before merger. REITs generally firm with SGP up 0.6...

Wall St closed mixed Friday as traders digested the week’s economic news. Gains limited by concerns of the market being overstretched and getting ahead of itself on the rate cut front. Focus on next week’s Fed meeting and Powell’s commentary. S&P 500 flat, closing on the low. Nasdaq up 0.44%. Dow down 274 points. Nasdaq outperformed this week. Up 2% vs the S&P 500 up 1.6%. Discretionary St...

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The ASX 200 has finished the day down 25 points or 0.3% in a very quiet session. Close to what futures indicated as selling in Health Care increased and Banks failed to bounce. CSL continues to disappoint. Textbook case of bad results setting a new downtrend. PME managed to rally and finish up 0.6%. TLX back down 4.4% after looking encouraging yesterday. NEU worst, down 7.5% off lows. 4DX best. Up...

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The ASX 200 has finished the day down 22 points or 0.2% , trading in a narrow session as expected after not much of a US lead. Banks down, Resources slightly down. Technology stayed on top from midday. WTC , XRO gaining. 360 , DDR and CAT best. Nasdaq futures slightly higher boosting sentiment. Health Care the only other sector to gain. CSL in the early stages of a V-shaped bounce. TLX staying in...

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Wall Street recorded a broad and positive session as JOLTS data, weaker than expected, convinced markets that the Fed would likely cut when they meet later this month. Classic case of bad news is good news. S&P 500 up 0.8%, Nasdaq up 1.0%. Dow steadily rose throughout the day. Closed near high, up 350 points. All sectors up. Cyclicals the top performer, boosted by gains of 4.3% in Amazon . Fin...

The ASX 200 has bounced back 88 points or 1 % to 8827 . Still down 72 points since the close on Tuesday. Financials stayed on top. ‘Big Three’ plus MQG all up 2%. ANZ up 1.3%. ZIP up 3.6%. Gold the only sector in the red despite bullion maintaining its record high. Discretionary stocks no. 2. Most of the gain driven by WES up 2.5%. Has already recovered all its ex-dividend drop. DMP lost most of i...

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