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Month: June 2014

Arguably the hardest job I have at Market Matters is to keep both traders and investors happy and engaged. By definition, I am likely to be the most active in both trading and investing at the same time but there are some clear structural changes in overall positions and rational. I will take a simple look at both to clarify some of the questions I have received recently through Market Matters.

The ASX 200 sold off early in the session, down -25 points at one stage on Iraq concerns, only to reverse and close up +5 points at 5,412.

The ASX200 is down 150 points: opportunities are starting to emerge

The ASX 200 continued its weakness, closing down 24 points today.

The ASX 200 continued recent weakness today, closing down -25 points. Investors appeared to be taking money off the table across the board with both the heavyweight banks and resources trading lower. BHP closed -0.6% at $35.71 and NAB -0.9% at $33.33.

**RBNZ increased their cash rate this morning by 0.25% to 3.25%, its third increase since March this year**

The ASX 200 sold off from the opening bell, closing -16 points lower in a very quiet session.

The loss of over $5bn in Franking credits, should it scare investors?

** Reject Shop (TRS) & Pacific Brands (PBG) downgrades their profit guidance this morning – More negativity for the Retail Sector!**

The ASX 200 had a quiet session after a long weekend, closing +6 points higher after selling off from gains of up to +32 points earlier in the session, closing at 5469.

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