End of Day Report – Wednesday 8 May: Quiet Day Consolidating | Banks Stay Strong
ASX 200 trades quietly up 11 points at 7805 (+0.1%) after a great day yesterday. Banks stalled close to record highs, NAB fell 0.5%, with ANZ up 1.2% on broker upgrades, MQG unchanged with the Big Ban...
8 Touko 202415min
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 8 May: Conference Updates Continue | QIP Gets a Bid
US stocks closed edged higher overnight, just finishing above the flatline in a fairly uneventful day of trade. The Dow rose 32 points (+0.08%), rising for its fifth consecutive session its longest wi...
7 Touko 202416min
End of Day Report – Tuesday 7 May: ANZ $2bn Buyback | NAB Goes Ex-dividend
ASX 200 charges 111 points ahead to 7793 (1.4%). Banks leading the charge higher as ANZ reports and announces a $2bn buyback and NAB goes ex-dividend by 84c. The Big Bank Basket up 1.3% to $209.82. MQ...
7 Touko 202415min
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 7 May: ANZ Results | RBA - No Change Expected
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 176.59 points, or 0.46%, to close at 38,852.27. It was the fourth consecutive winning session for the 30-stock index. The S&P 500 advanced 1.03% to end at 5,18...
6 Touko 202413min
End of Day Report – Monday 6 May: WBC Cheers Ahead of RBA
ASX 200 puts on another 53 points to 7682 (0.7%). Banks firing up with the Big Bank Basket up to $207.14 (+1.3%) with WBC up 2.7% reporting in line and a special dividend and an increased buyback. MQG...
6 Touko 202410min
Pre-Market Report – Monday 6 May: WBC Special Dividend and $1bn Buyback
The Dow Jones was up 450 points, the S&P 500 +1.26% and the NASDAQ +1.99%. For the week the Dow Jones was up 1.14%, the NASDAQ up 1.43% and the S&P 500 up 0.55%. Against expectations of 243K jobs, th...
5 Touko 202415min
End of Day Report – Friday 3 May: MQG Disappoints | US Jobs in Focus Tonight
ASX 200 kicks another 42 points higher to 7629 to finish the week up around 0.6%. Banks were better again post NAB with the Big Bank Basket up to $204.53(+0.5%). MQG disappointed again. Three in a row...
3 Touko 202412min
Pre-Market Report – Friday 3 May: An Apple a Day Keeps the Bears at Bay
Stocks finished higher Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 322.37 points, or 0.85%, to close at 38,225.66. The S&P 500 gained 0.91% to settle at 5,064.20, while the Nasdaq Composite surge...
2 Touko 202415min
