End of Day Report – Tuesday 14 May: Quiet Trade Ahead of US PPI and CPI
ASX 200 closed down 23 points at 7727 (0.3%). Sloppy quiet markets across the board with banks down modestly. The Big Bank Basket unchanged at $207.93. ANZ fell 0.7% with MQG falling 0.1% and insurers...
14 Touko 202411min
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 14 May: BHP Gets Rejected Again | Budget in Focus
The 30-stock Dow posted its first losing session in nine at the end of Monday’s regular trading session, snapping what had been its longest daily win streak since December. The S&P 500 inched lower by...
13 Touko 202413min
End of Day Report – Monday 13 May: Waiting... Late Bank Push Helps
ASX 200 rose 1 point to 7750 in quiet pre-budget trade. Narrow trading range with banks weaker as ANZ and MQG went Ex Dividend. The Big Bank Basket up to $208.05 (+0.5%). Insurers tickled higher QBE d...
13 Touko 202414min
Pre-Market Report – Monday 13 May: Quiet Day Ahead | Budget in Focus Tomorrow
Wall Street closed narrowly mixed after fresh data showed consumer sentiment fell to a six-month low and short-term inflation expectations picked up. Dow up 125 points (+0.32%), marking its eighth con...
12 Touko 202415min
End of Day Report – Friday 10 May: Banks and Gold Miners Rally | ASX 200 up 1.6% This Week
ASX 200 finished up 27 points at 7749 (+0.4%) for a 1.6% rise this week. Bargain hunting from oversold levels in the banks and industrials after the rout yesterday drove the market higher. The Big Ban...
10 Touko 202415min
Pre-Market Report – Friday 10 May: Dow up 7 Days Straight | Gold Jumps
Dow jumped 331.37 points, or 0.85%, to close at 39,387.76 and notch its longest win streak since a nine-day run in December. The S&P 500 added 0.51% to close at 5,214.08, while the Nasdaq Composite ga...
9 Touko 202413min
End of Day Report – Thursday 9 May: Banks and Retail Tumble on Weaker Numbers
ASX 200 retreats significantly as bank weakness, retail woes and commodity issues pushed us down 83 points to 7722 (1.1%). CBA fell 2.2% on quarterly update, WBC crashed on ex-dividend down 5.6% with ...
9 Touko 202415min
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 9 May: CBA Quarterly | Trading Updates From Retailers
US equities finished mixed overnight in another low-volume trading session. The Dow extended its winning streak to six days, the longest since December, advancing 172 points. Dow up 210 points at best...
8 Touko 202414min
