Indices: Australian ASX 200
The ASX200 shrugged off some initial morning jitters to commence the week on the front foot rising +0.2% with strength in the banking sector more than offsetting losses in the heavyweight miners e.g. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and National Australia Bank (NAB) each rallied +0.7%, while OZ Minerals (OZL) and Fortescue Metals (FMG) both fell by over -4%.
After over 3-weeks, May has delivered very little on the index level with the ASX200 up just 5-points month to-date, coincidentally the exact amount the SPI futures are calling the index to fall on the open this morning.
