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Month: January 2016

Afternoon Report Thursday 21 January 2016

by james Carter

  • The World today seemed a better place with the ASX 200 index managing to lift itself out of the gloom for a while this morning. At its best, the index was up 87 points with all sectors firing. Towards the end of day however, we received the customary weakness and the market closed only 22 points higher (+0.5%) at 4,864.
  • The resources were better during the day, however they also succumbed to the weakness in the market in the afternoon. RIO Tinto (RIO) had a high of $39.25 early on, but finished the day up 61c to $38.36. BHP Billiton (BHP) however finished down, but only 1c lower at $14.20.
  • Origin Energy (ORG) was buoyed by a report from the company Managing Director Grant King “Origin is confident that its robust financing arrangements and cash flows from existing businesses position the company well to withstand a prolonged period of low oil prices,” The stock rose to a high of $3.98 before finishing the day up 23c (+6.7%) to $3.69.
  • The banks were sold down in afternoon trade with CBA closing down 80c to $76.81, after reaching a high of $79.16. ANZ continued to be the weakest, with the stock closing down 39c to $23.11 after briefly touching $23.95 earlier the weakness was the follow on effect from a bank analyst -Morgan Stanley forecasting a cut to its full year dividend.

Best Sector – Telcos
Worst Sector – Financials

Morning Report Thursday 21 January 2016

by james Carter

Four stocks / markets that are catching our eye today

Afternoon Report Wednesday 20 January 2016

by james Carter

  • A poor session on the ASX today with the index getting hit after the first hour of trade to close down -61pts or -1.26% to 4841. Overseas selling, particularly in the US Futures market seemed to be the catalyst while we also had some ongoing chatter about Chinese growth after the IMF lowered their forecast overnight.
  • ANZ closed at its lowest level since 2013 as Morgan Stanley questioned the sustainability of their current dividend. ANZ was off -4.43% to $23.50
  • BHP released Q4 2015 production numbers this morning, missing analysts’ expectations. The stock was down -3.53% at $14.21
  • On the flip side, Credit Corp (CCP) had a good day, adding 4.31% – proving its defensive qualities

Best Sector – Consumer Staples
Worst Sector – Energy

Morning Report Wednesday 20 January 2016

by james Carter

Are we heading for a worldwide recession is a question that nobody knows the answer to, but there is no doubt as an investor if you read today’s press; concerns must be growing rapidly.

Afternoon Report Tuesday 19 January 2016

by james Carter

  • It was a pleasant breath of fresh air today, as investors saw the broader market close in positive territory, ending up 44 points (+0.9%) at 4,903.
  • It was a soft start earlier in the session however, volatility subsided after the China GDP being released with no major surprises, just off from analysts’ expectations and helped push some buying today.
  • Macquarie Group (MQG) rallied well for the financial sector, up 2% to $73.91, while WBC closed 1.3% higher at $31.18
  • The Gold sector outperformed the broader market, with Regis Resources (RRL) rallying 7.1% higher at $2.56 and Newcrest (NCM) up 3% at $13.24.
  • In the Consumer discretionary sector, Woolworths (WOW) gave back some of its losses down 1.3% to $23.35, along with Wesfarmers ending 1.1% lower to $39.70.

Best Sector – IT
Worst Sector – Energy

Morning Report Tuesday 19 January 2016

by james Carter

Again looking closely at one of the market “keys” – oil.

Afternoon Report Monday 18 January 2016

by james Carter

  • It was no surprise the underperformance witnessed in the ASX 200 today, although the broader market rallied well from its lows of 4,803 to end the day at 4,858.
  • Both the banks and miners were the contributors to lead the ASX200 into the red sea, NAB was the weakest link of the big 4, ending 1.1% lower at $26.69, while BHP lost further ground today, down 2.9% at $14.63.
  • The consumer staples sector was the hot topic of the day, with Woolworths (WOW) announcing it plans to cut its underperforming asset, Masters. WOW closed 4.4% higher at $23.65.
  • This week on specific stocks, will likely focus on the Iron Ore sector, with RIO releasing its fourth quarterly production tomorrow morning and BHP with its result this Friday.

Best Sector – Consumer Staples
Worst Sector – Energy

Morning Report Monday 18 January 2016

by james Carter

Good morning everyone and what an eventful time the markets have had since Friday!

Afternoon Report Friday 15 January 2016

by james Carter

  • A frustrating day was experienced today, across the board in the ASX 200. The glimmer of hope returned this morning, with the broader market teasing and trading as high as 4,997, only go downhill from there and close off its lows of 4,870, down 16 points (-0.3%) at 4,892 with a range of 127 points today.
  • The Financials underperformed for the second day running, with CBA down 0.7% to $78.88.
  • The materials however had a pleasant day, BHP rallied 1.3% to $15.07, after trading as high as $15.75 earlier today.
  • Please watch out for the Weekend Report.

Best Sector – Materials
Worst Sector – Consumer Discretionary

Morning Report Friday 15 January 2016

by james Carter

A number of subscribers have asked us to clarify our view and strategy going forward after being confused by our purchase of RIO and Fortescue (FMG) earlier in the week.

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