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Afternoon report 03/09/2026

The Match Out: ASX bounces as banks and gold miners rally, Corporate Travel plummets 85% on return from suspension

The local market found some support today, snapping a three-day losing streak as banks and miners led a modest rebound. The move was helped by some relief in bond markets, with the Australian 10-year yield easing from multi-year highs to around 5.16%.

Morning report 03/09/2026

What Matters Today: Do we already have the “bond rout” roadmap?

The ASX 200 was clobbered 1.0% on Wednesday as broad-based selling rolled through the local bourse as surging global bond yields continued to dominate the financial press. More than 70% of the main board retreated, with the tech (-3.4%) and materials (-3.1%) vying for the wooden spoon as risk-off sentiment was evident across the market - the defensive-oriented consumer staples (+0.8%) were not surprisingly the best-performing sector.