ASX 200 back up above 5700 – ends week on a high
What Mattered Today
Another reasonable session for Aussie stocks with the market cracking up through 5700 on the back of strong buying in the sectors exposed to a higher $US and higher global interest rates following a move up in both overnight. The likes of QBE did well adding +1.9% to close at $12.33, Macquarie (MQG) was up +1.93% while the Banks were also well supported – the BIG 4 adding 16 index points. Golds lost ground – Newcrest (NCM) down -2.67% to close at $21.18 while the mid cap plays fell more in aggregate. The commodity names were mixed today with BHP down -1.33% while RIO continued to rally, up another 0.92% to close at $67.85. Momentum here seems strong however we continue to think that we’ll get a better entry opportunity into weakness.
Not a bad week for the ASX 200 after a very soft session Monday that saw the index close at 5610 - we then clawed back +104pts or +1.85%. In terms of the Market Matters portfolio, we’re looking to average into existing positions and / or take one of two more reducing our ~30% cash weighting which we’ve increased into recent strength. A couple of stocks came back to good levels today, namely PTM below $5.00, Newcrest which was down ~5% at one stage today, and Macquarie which was up, but has pulled back in recent sessions. We didn’t act to increase our exposure given our current view for US stocks…tonight’s trade will be interesting and ideally we want to see the strength that has pushed the DOW through 20,000 fail and that sets up the high chance for a decline back into the range that we could then use as a buying opportunity – our clear preference over and above chasing new highs at this point.
We had a range today of +/- 46 points, a high of 5714, a low of 5668 and a close of 5714, up +42pts or +0.75%. Volume was actually OK with $4bn through equities.
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