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ASX closes 0.6% higher; Westpac drops 7.4%

ASX starts November with a bang, Westpac tanks but delivers buy back The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) started the month of November on a positive note, gaining 0.6% as a bout of confidence swept global markets. Every sector finished higher barring financials, which fell 0.5% after Westpac (ASX: WBC) delivered a weaker than expected result. The highlights were in the communications sector, which…

Investor Strategy News | 1st Nov 2021 | More
ASX down 1.4% as RBA’s bond battle heats up

ASX finishes lower, but another positive month, Macquarie profit doubles The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished the week and the month of a negative note, falling 1.4% after an unexpected spike in bond yields hit sentiment on Friday afternoon. The biggest pain naturally came from the real estate and financial sectors, both down 2% or more, after a number of ‘experts’…

Investor Strategy News | 31st Oct 2021 | More
Bond surge sends ASX lower, ANZ profits soar

ASX weakens on energy sell off, Boral jumps as Pointsbet tanks The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished 0.2% lower on Thursday dragged down by the energy sector, which fell by 2% after the coal price continued to fall significantly. A nuclear accord between the EU and Iran was also cited as a reasoning for the weaker oil price. Boral (ASX: BLD) overcame weakness in…

Investor Strategy News | 28th Oct 2021 | More
  • ASX edges ahead with casino bonanza

    ASX on gold, Crown ‘unfit’ for license, GQG falls flat The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished just 2 points higher on Tuesday, barely continuing the run of positive days. The tech and consumer sectors were the only real positive contributors, the former gaining over 1%, with the utilities sector the biggest detractor falling by a similar amount. Shares in Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) nearly topped…

    Investor Strategy News | 26th Oct 2021 | More
    ASX gains 0.3%; Mineral Resources jumps 9%

    Earnings resilience boosts ASX, Telstra’s big deal, ANZ takes on BNPL The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) gained another 0.3% with the mining and energy sector providing a significant boost to begin the week, up 1.1 and 2.6% respectively. Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) was the standout gaining 9% after announcing their mothballed Wodgina lithium mine would be restarting in light of the boom in…

    Investor Strategy News | 25th Oct 2021 | More
    ASX ahead for third week, RBA bond market intervention

    ASX finishes flat, but back to September high, RBA gets busy, Wesfarmer’s robust The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) finished flat on Friday with strength across most consumer facing sectors including discretionary (1.4%), staples (0.9) and property (0.7) offset by another sharp selloff in energy companies, which were down over 2% as reality kicked in about the oil ‘shortage’. The RBA had a…

    Investor Strategy News | 24th Oct 2021 | More
  • ASX edges higher despite energy drag

    ASX finishes flat, earnings season gathers steam, Magellan, AMP surprise The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) traded flat throughout the day, ultimately gaining just 1.7 points as strength in the real estate sector (up 1.6%) offset more weakness in energy and consumer staples, both of which were down over 1%. Whilst the US successfully navigates another earnings season the Australian market…

    Investor Strategy News | 21st Oct 2021 | More
    ASX closes at 4 week high, Kogan rebounds

    Rally continues, tech, financials deliver, Kogan Inventory cools, The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) continued Its strong recent run gaining another 0.5% on Wednesday behind the technology, financials and Industrial sectors which all finished around 1% higher. The growing momentum behind city and bordering reopening’s is clearly boosting confidence despite the threat of staff shortages and the ‘great resignation’ that lies ahead. Despite the…

    Investor Strategy News | 20th Oct 2021 | More
  • ASX closes 0.1% lower as large miners drag

    Tech succumbs to mining, ASX weaker, Tabcorp, Cochlear updates The S&P/ASX200 (ASX: XJO) weakened throughout the day ultimately finishing 0.1% lower with a resurgent technology sector (up 1.6%) unable to overcome a continued sell off in the mining (-1.4%) and energy sector. Annual meeting season is upon us with investor poring through announcements for more guidance into an increasingly uncertain economy. A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) and Zip…

    Investor Strategy News | 19th Oct 2021 | More
    ASX up 0.3% to three-week high

    ASX rallies on multiple mergers, Hub24 expands, Praemium delivers After the unexpected end of Victoria’s lockdown that only way was up for the market, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.3% to start the week. Whilst not a large gain it hid a further divergence in cyclical versus defensive sectors with materials, energy, financials and utilities all up strongly, but healthcare, tech and real…

    Investor Strategy News | 18th Oct 2021 | More
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