MM feels the market is assuming the COVID vaccines will prove successful

18/02/2021

MM feels the market is assuming the COVID vaccines will prove successful

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The ASX 200 finished the week down -1.3%, sliding to new 9-week lows on Friday and marking 7 declines in the past 9 trading sessions. Only the energy sector provided meaningful support to the index, while technology, resources, and rate-sensitive areas such as consumer discretionary and real estate noticeably underperformed.

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