The Match Out: Equities unchanged though Inflation continues to bite

The market was relatively strong early on, supported by solid overnight gains in the US and most commodity markets, however, the music stopped at 11.30m as local inflation data came in higher than expected. The ASX200 index fell 65pts from high to low by early in the afternoon, but a small fight back, led by the Materials sector with commodity support, helped to stem the bleeding with the final result of only a small fall on the market. That came despite just 2 sectors closing higher while Real Estate copped the brunt of the pain.

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Afternoon report 05/08/2025 17:37

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181 stocks in the ASX 200 made gains today, all sectors were higher, intra-day dips were bought, and the market made a new all-time closing high up tripped digits – a bullish day all around as we move into local reporting season. US earnings have strong; we made the point this morning that S&P 500 companies are on track to post a +9.1% lift in profits, far above analysts’ projection of 2.8% before results began, with earnings, and importantly, positive earnings revisions ultimately driving stock prices. Now it’s our turn!

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Afternoon report 04/08/2025 17:17

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Afternoon report 01/08/2025 17:07

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