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Market Matters Weekend Report – Sunday 12th June 2020 (NAB, NCM, TLS, SBUX US, IZZ)

Market Matters Weekend Report - Sunday 12th June 2020 (NAB, NCM, TLS, SBUX US, IZZ)

Half-way into July and the song remains the same, plenty of bad news flashing across our screens to excite the bears but stocks remain resilient and some indices actually manage to accelerate higher.

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Weekend report 26/07/2025

CORRECTWeekend Q&A: The ASX200 is feeling “soft” as we approach August & September

The ASX200 slipped 1% last week, eroding 40% of July's gains as the RBA took the shine off the local market even as global indices pushed to fresh highs, i.e. the US S&P 500 advanced +1.5% last week. The S&P 500 notched its 5th straight record weekly closing high, courtesy of more than 80% of the 169 S&P 500 companies that have reported to date have beaten Wall Street’s expectations. In Australia, it's been a more mixed and polarised affair on the reporting front, but with the “Big Four Banks” retreating on average close to 4% the ASX was always going to struggle to match its overseas peers.

Afternoon report 25/07/2025

The Match Out: Stocks end the week lower; Resources join Banks in the sell-off

The ASX put in a weaker session seeing sustained selling through the day, as softer iron ore prices weighed on the materials space. With heavyweight resources and the big banks down, the index was fighting a losing battle from start to finish, though we still managed to close higher for the week.