The Match Out: Market ends lower but Energy & Gold stocks rally, bid for AGL pulled

After opening the session higher, stocks were largely one way for the rest of the day closing down ~1% with the out of favour IT sector continuing to languish, ably supported in the sell-off by Healthcare. On the other hand, if you’re heavily into energy & gold you’re cheering with bullion +$US14 in Asia today, settling around $US1985 at our close, Brent Crude hitting ~US$130/bbl while industrial commodities in Asia continued to rally – more on that below.

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Afternoon report 18/11/2025 17:09

The Match Out: ASX whacked as high-value stocks take a hit. JHX jumps on earnings upgrade

The ASX200 copped a heavy bout of selling today, sliding to a five-month low of 8444 as the market buckled under the weight of RBA inflation commentary this morning, and a thumping sell-off in tech as traders trimmed positions ahead of Nvidia’s make-or-break earnings after-market Thursday morning our time.

Morning report 18/11/2025 09:35

What Matters Today: Looking for new ideas amongst the financials after recent volatility

The ASX 200 managed to eke out a small gain on Monday after starting the session on the back foot. Buying crept in throughout the day, reversing an initial 0.5% drop to close marginally higher, helped by firm US futures. Tech and energy stocks led the gains through a relatively quiet session, which only saw 3% of the main board move by over 5%.

Afternoon report 17/11/2025 17:02

The Match Out: ASX snaps 4 day losing streak by a whisker

The local market looked set for another down day and its fifth straight in the red, before a strong midday rally turned sentiment around. After a ~200-point rout over the past week, the buy-the-dip mentality finally re-emerged as US futures rose, driving the index back into positive territory – albeit, only just.

Morning report 17/11/2025 09:46

Macro Monday: Cracks appear in the “AI Trade” ahead of Nvidia results

Wall Street may have notched its worst day in over a month on Thursday, but one category of assets has fared far worse this week — meme stocks. One painful example is NuScale Power (SMR US), a popular stock in the US used to play the power generation buildout theme for AI data centres, which plummeted ~50% last week, extending its losses from mid-October.

Weekend report 15/11/2025 09:47

Weekend Q&A: Corporate Australia and the Fed steal the ASX’s “Mojo”

The ASX 200 ended the week down 1.5% trading at its lowest level since July, with the vast majority of the damage unfolding on Friday. The week ended with the local market suffering its worst day in 10 weeks amid a global pullback in risk assets. Hawkish comments by Fed officials on Thursday night dialled back expectations that they would cut rates in December, sending rate-sensitive stocks lower. The tech, financial, and real estate sectors were the worst performers, while the materials and energy names again led the line, gaining 3.8% and 1.9%, respectively

Afternoon report 14/11/2025 17:34

The Match Out: ASX suffers worst week since March

The Australian market copped another heavy bout of selling today, with sentiment rattled by growing fears that interest rates in both the US and Australia aren’t coming down any time soon. The move follows Wall Street’s largest one-day fall in a month and caps the ASX’s worst week since March.

Alerts 14/11/2025 16:51

Trade Alert – Active Growth Portfolio

We are making two changes to the growth portfolio today.

Morning report 17/11/2025 09:35

ETF Friday: Navigating the volatile resources through the lens of ETFs

Volatility is on the increase in equities, but it's already been high in recent months across the commodity markets, from precious metals to lithium and copper. The moves have been significant as investors and traders have battled with the usual supply and demand fundamentals, combined with the almost random-like comments coming out of the Whitehouse. However, while the resources sector hasn’t been for the fainthearted, it has outperformed in 2025, with the Materials Index up 24% year-to-date, while the previously much-loved tech space is down 11%. This morning, we updated our views across 6 commodities using related ETFs as the need to keep our finger on the pulse increases.

Afternoon report 13/11/2025 17:06

The Match Out: Stronger employment sniffs out chance of a rate cut this year, DroneShield whacked as CEO shows no faith

The ASX200 dropped sharply today, falling to a ten-week low after a strong jobs report dashed hopes of near-term RBA rate cuts, sending the rate-sensitive real estate and tech sectors down. The roaring gold sector provided a buffer, while the psychological 8700 level proved itself as a support, with a broad ~55pt rally softening the blow into the close.

Morning report 13/11/2025 10:04

What Matters Today: The New Energy Stack for AI

The ASX200 closed down 0.2% on Wednesday, reversing early gains and closing below the psychological 8800 level. Over 50% of the main board closed higher, but another 3% drop by CBA was enough to drag the index lower, with Australia's largest bank now over 17% below its June high.