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The ASX 200 fell 180points today to 8691 (2.0%). Biggest loss since Liberation Day! Across the board losses and no rally in sight this afternoon. Is this the climax of the selling? No where to run, no where to hide, Materials fell hard led by BHP down 3.1% as copper came under pressure in Asia, RIO held up on news the Glencore deal is off, FMG dipped 1.2%. Gold miners fell, although it could have been worse, NST down 1.7% and NEM off only 4.9% with uranium stocks falling hard too on AI trade ...
U.S. equities fell for another session on Thursday as investors took a risk-off stance, leading popular trades in technology and bitcoin to unravel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 592.58 points, or 1.20%, ending at 48,908.72. The S&P 500 lost 1.23%, closing at 6,798.40 and landing in negative territory for the year. The Nasdaq Composite declined 1.59% and settled at 22,540.59. The 30-stock Dow was down nearly 700 points, or about 1.4%, at session lows, while the broad market ...
ASX 200 fell 39 points to 8889 (0.4%) as resources came under pressure again. One day up, one day down. Silver tumbled 15% in Asian trade and dragged gold lower, miners responded with NST down 4.6% and EVN off 3.2%. The big miners eased back, BHP down 3.9% and RIO down 1.4%. Rare earth companies fell, LYC down 7.9% and lithium depressed too, PLS down 3.7% and IGO off 3.2%. Uranium shares were beaten up as the market took AMD forecast as a sign that power requirement would slow. PDN down...
The S&P 500 fell on Wednesday as the sell-off in technology stocks intensified, with losses in Advanced Micro Devices hindering the trade. The broad market index slid 0.51% and closed at 6,882.72, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 260.31 points, or 0.53%, and settled at 49,501.30. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.51% to end at 22,904.58. Adding to the risk-off sentiment, bitcoin fell more than 3% after earlier breaking below the $73,000 level. Meanwhile, ADP on Wednesday released...
ASX 200 rallied 71 points to 8928 (0.8%) throughout the day as banks and resources rose in tandem. Tech was shattered again with the All-Tech Index down 7.1%. BHP rose 4.5% to be #1 again as copper bounced back and held gains. RIO up 4.3% and FMG managed a 1.7% rise. Gold miners too bounced back hard as bullion sprinted back over $5000. NST up 6.2% and NEM up 4.3%. Uranium stocks also in demand, NXG up 2.8% and LOT gaining 7.9%. Both STO and WDS rallied hard on crude price rises. Copper stock...
USS equities had a soggy Tuesday. Not disaster territory, but definitely a “this could’ve been worse” close after things looked uglier earlier. Tech was the problem child. Again. Software got smacked, dragging down the usual suspects — BDCs, private equity names and financial data plays all caught in the downdraft. The AI trade wasn’t spared either, with semis, Nvidia/OpenAI ecosystem stocks, retail favourites and crypto proxies all leaning the wrong way. Other soft spots: China tech, Payment...
US stocks bounced as the world seemed a little less fraught. Boosting by a strong PMI manufacturing number. Oil prices fell sharply as Iran tensions eased. Gold and silver are still cooling, and the USD looks like it will stabilise from here. There’s no big American debt crack up imminent. US President Trump said a trade deal with India would see their tariffs cut from 50% to 18% in exchange, at least in part, for discontinuing to buy Russian oil and ordering American barrels instead. Indian ...
ASX 200 down 91 points to 8779 (-1.0%) as losses accelerated across Asia. 30-point rally into the close helped somewhat. South Korea was smashed over 4% on AI spending fears and gold and silver fell hard as did oil, as selling spilled over to other assets. Here the banks held up on defensive buying and CBA regained its crown as Number 1. Up 1.4%. The Big Bank Basket higher at $270.11 (0.7%). Other financials under some pressure, MQG falling 0.2% with QBE down 1.0% and SOL falling 2.6%. REITs ...
US equities finished down in Friday trading, though ended off worst levels. Big tech was mostly lower; however AAPL was a slight gainer on its report and TSLA fared well. Other underperformers included semis/semicaps , software, precious-metals miners, homebuilders, transports, managed care, hotels, cruise lines, auto suppliers, China tech, nuclear, and quantum computing. High-beta, momentum, small-caps, most-shorted names, and retail-investor favorites lagged as well. Relative outperformers ...
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The markets are really moving now – both up and down. The Nasdaq was down 0.7% and the S&P500 was off a minor 0.1%. There were bigger moves in individual stocks. Microsoft fell 10% as the market reacted negatively to its release yesterday after the close. Conversely, Meta rallied 10% as the market took a positive view on how AI can help its advertising cash cow. ServiceNow was belted 9.9%. Apple is currently up 1.7% in the aftermarket after its quarterly showed 16% revenue growth and 19% ...
ASX 200 fell 6 points to 8928 as iron ore stocks rallied into the close. The turn in BHP and RIO helped on a bump higher in iron ore. Gold miners were strong but not getting carried away. NST up 3.1% and NEM up 2.6% which considering the bullion price went nuts again, shows maybe some short-term fatigue. Uranium stocks were patchy too given the big move to US$100lb in spot prices, PDN only up 1.4% and DYL leading the charge, up 12.4%. Critical metal and rare earths stocks were walloped on unc...
US markets were braced all day for some important earnings release after the market. Marcus has the initial reactions in the Market Strategy section. It includes Microsoft, Meta, IBM and Tesla. Otherwise, the S&P500 was essentially flat and the Nasdaq up 0.2%. The VIX and bitcoin stayed steady. It’s a calm market considering the Fed meeting (keeping rates on hold), Trump unleashed aggressive rhetoric against Iran and gold/silver kept mooning. That’s not all. Henry said on his podcast yest...
ASX 200 started strong but wobbled ahead of CPI and ended down 8 points to 8934 (0.1%) after CPI nudged higher. Now a 70% chance of a rate rise next week. Most sector of the market slid, Banks off slightly, ANZ down 0.5% and the Big Bank Basket unchanged at $268.50. MQG dropped 1.1% with insurers also weaker, QBE down 1.2% and ZIP came undone, off 4.0%. REITs also under pressure with GMG off 1.1% and SGP falling 0.9%. Industrials pretty weak across the board, WES down 0.7%, ALL off 2.8% and C...
Another positive session for the US stock market with the S&P 500 trading to a record high of 6988 points. That’s the fifth straight day of gains. All eyes are turning toward the 7000 level to see if it can break sometime soon. US chip makers rallied, with Nvidia +1.1%, Intel bouncing +3.4% and Micron up a very solid +5.4%. Big tech put in some good numbers too with Apple +1.1% and Amazon +2.6%. Tesla slipped 1% again. Resource stocks keep on keeping on. BHP was +4% in American trad...
ASX 200 kicked another 82 points higher to 8942 as BHP roared back into #1 spot on the ASX. Up 2.6% today. Fair to say resources were a little mixed, gold miners tried hard to suck the same ‘Koolaid’ as bullion traders, but failed, with EVN down 0.7% and NEM only up 1.4%. Most other were solid but not spectacular. Lithium and rare earth stocks felt a little pain, LYC down 5.0% and PLS off 2.4%. ILU dropped 4.6% with IPX down 3.8%. Copper stocks fared better as RIO jumped 1.7% and even F...
The S&P 500 rose on Monday as traders monitored political developments and braced for a big week of key earnings reports as well as the latest Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The broad market index advanced 0.50% to end at 6,950.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 313.69 points, or 0.64%, and settled at at 49,412.40. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.43% and closed at 23,601.36. The tech-heavy index was supported by jumps of about 3%, 2% and 1% in Apple, Meta Platforms and Mi...
The ASX 200 limped into the Australia Day weekend rising a modest 11 pts to 8860. Down around 44 points for the week. But what a ride! A reverse of yesterday’s moves. Banks eased, CBA down 0.8% and WBC off 0.4%. The Big Bank Basket fell back to $266.78 (-0.6%). Insurers dropped with QBE down 1.8% and SUN off 1.4%. Other financials were mixed, ZIP up 5.2% and XYZ rising 1.0%. GQG drifted 1.0% lower and NWL rallied 4.1% on latest numbers. REITs fell again, SCG down 1.2% and VCX down 1.2% with G...
It was a positive night for US stocks with geopolitical risk continuing to moderate. The S&P500 rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq 0.9%. The VIX fell back to 15. The Trump tariff spooks seem to be getting less acute each time. The Russell 2000 went into fresh all time highs. The US small cap sector has now outperformed the S&P500 for the 14th session in a row. That’s the most since 1996. META rallied over 5% after announcing ads on its Threads platform and positive analyst coverage. TSLA bounce...
The ASX 200 rallied 66 points to 8849 (0.8%) on Greenland relief despite firmer than expected jobs data putting a Feb rate rise on the table. The reverse of yesterday’s moves as banks and industrials bounced back with resources sold off. Some disappointing quarterlies in the gold sector plus some overbought saw profit taking. Bullion prices also eased on the TACO man’s latest back flip with pike. Banks were firm, CBA up % and WBC rising % with the Big Bank Basket up to $268.35 (+2.2%). MQG ha...
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