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Banks lead market lower

The struggles of the big banks and mortgage lenders in the wake of this week’s rate rise continued on Thursday, with the financials sub-index losing 2.2 per cent and helping to drag the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index 101.4 points, or 1.4 per cent lower, to an almost four-week low of 7019.7. The broader S&P/ASX All Ordinaries fell 106.6 points, or…

Drew Meredith | 10th Jun 2022 | More
Yellow glow on ASX. Banks bomb out. US indices lower, energy up.

Yellow glow on ASX Resources came to the rescue on the Australian share market on Wednesday, with surging uranium and oil and gas stocks more than compensating for a shocker from the banks. A call from Goldman Sachs that Brent crude would average US$140 a barrel between July and September, up 17 per cent from its prevailing…

Drew Meredith | 9th Jun 2022 | More
Market falls on 50 basis point rate hike, confidence slips, every sector weaker

The Australian sharemarket was on hold ahead of the RBA’s latest board meeting and interest rate decision. A somewhat unexpected 0.50 per cent increase in the cash rate to 0.85 per cent saw the S&P/ASX200 slump by 1.5 per cent. The large move was predicted by only a few experts with the RBA highlighted the fact that inflation had…

Drew Meredith | 8th Jun 2022 | More
  • US inflation bumps market higher, technology boom, AGL capitulates

    The weakest monthly inflation print in close to two years offered the best possible backdrop for the local market on Monday, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 1.5 per cent. Technology was the standout, up 4.6 per cent, with only a small handful of companies falling on a buoyant day for the market, led by AGL Energy…

    Drew Meredith | 31st May 2022 | More
    ASX defies gravity, energy and retailers push market higher, Appen tanks

    The local market delivered a strong finish to the week, gaining 1.1 per cent on the back of a strong global lead. The primary driver was a weakening of the rhetoric from Chair Powell in relation to the course of rate hikes in the coming months. Energy and discretionary retailers were the standouts, gaining more…

    Drew Meredith | 30th May 2022 | More
    Appen left at the altar. Market heads lower. Good week continues for US markets.

    Appen left at the altar A bizarre blink-and-you-missed takeover approach came and seemingly went for one of the local market’s tech leaders Appen, which develops the datasets for machine learning and artificial intelligence. Canadian company Telus International sprang a $9.50 a share bid on the company, which said it would talk to Telus to try to…

    Drew Meredith | 27th May 2022 | More
  • Aussie market creeps higher. US markets lift.

    Aussie market creeps higher Despite a steady diet of news of war, global slowdowns, China lockdowns, inflation and higher rates, the Australian share market managed to rise on Wednesday, as measured by the benchmark indices. The S&P/ASX200 index added 26.4 points, or 0.4 per cent, to finish at 7,155.2, while the broader S&P/ASX All Ordinaries index…

    Drew Meredith | 26th May 2022 | More
    China sniffles hurt market. Tech weakens Wall Street, Dow holds up.

    China sniffles hurt market The Australian share market was weighed down on Tuesday by concerns that COVID-19 lockdowns have hurt economic growth in China, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index finished down 20.1 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7,128.8, while the broader S&P/ASX All Ordinaries closed 0.35 per cent, or 25.7 points, lower to 7,373.2. Commonwealth Bank…

    Drew Meredith | 25th May 2022 | More
  • Election, what Election? Codan, Elders bust out. Green arrows on Wall Street.

    Election, what Election? A change of government was yawned-off by the Australian share market on Monday; after being up by 50 points in morning trading, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed just 3.3 points higher, at 7,148.9. The broader S&P/ASX All Ordinaries rose 7.9 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 7,398.9. All four big banks declined, with…

    Drew Meredith | 24th May 2022 | More
    Market rallies on China policy, tech jumps, Woolies buys mydeal.com.au

    The Aussie market benefitted from the news that the Chinese Government had cut a key interest rate and a late rally in US markets to post a 1.2 per cent gain to finish the week. The result was driven by a jump in the technology and discretionary sectors, up 4.6 and 2.0 per cent after…

    Drew Meredith | 23rd May 2022 | More
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