End of Day Report – Tuesday 17 February: ASX 200 up 22 | Drifting around waiting for US lead
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17 Feb 11min
Pre-Market Report – Tuesday 17 February: US markets closed | BHP results and silver deal
The US bond and stock markets were closed Monday for Presidents’ Day. That means we have no Wall Street lead for today’s ASX. SPI futures are up 15 points and suggest the ASX will open modestly higher...
16 Feb 10min
End of Day Report – Monday 16 February: ASX 200 rallies 0.2% | ASB bounces, JBH OK
The ASX 200 finished up 20 to 8937 (0.2%) despite the big miners falling on lower iron ore prices. Banks pushed up slightly, NAB down 1.0% and ANZ off 3.1% with the Big Bank Basket up to $304.06 (%)....
16 Feb 10min
Pre-Market Report – Monday 16 February: US markets mixed | BEN, JBH, TWE results
It was a modest night of action on Friday as far as Wall Street is concerned. The S&P500 and the Nasdaq were essentially flat while the Russell 2000 outperformed, up 1%. Small caps keep showing more l...
15 Feb 12min
End of Day Report – Friday 13 February: ASX 200 drops 126 | Tech punished, results dominate
The ASX 200 lived up to its new Friday ‘free fall’ and dropped 126 points to 8925 (1.4%). Friday the 13th. Banks gave back some ground today as WBC delivered numbers in line. The Big Bank Basket droop...
13 Feb 14min
Pre-Market Report – Friday 13 February: US markets drop again | Commodities sold down
Stocks dropped on Thursday as investors began to worry about the negative side of the artificial intelligence buildout, which threatens to disrupt the business models of whole industries and raise une...
12 Feb 16min
End of Day Report – Thursday 12 February: ASX 200 up 29 points | Touches records, fails to hold
The ASX 200 missed it by this much. Closed up 29 points to close at 9044 (0.3%). Banks were once again the stars of the show as the ANZ result kicked it higher, up 8.5% with the Big Bank Basket up to ...
12 Feb 16min
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 12 February: US markets going nowhere | Jobs beat
US shares largely trod water, with the S&P 500 not moving either way. Bond yields rose as the US labour market data came out stronger than expected. That might mean the Fed isn’t as quick to cut rates...
11 Feb 14min
