A softer session to end the week and month for Australian stocks with the IT sector back in the cross hairs of the selling, particularly the BNPL names with Afterpay (APT) & Zip Co (Z1P) down ~5% a piece. For the month, the ASX has added 1.09% led by the Material sector which rallied 7.13% versus the IT sector which was down 6.88%. For the week, the market was little changed however it is finding some clear resistance...
The market bounced back today after the short lived sell-off yesterday led stoically by the IT sector which rallied by ~2.5%. The concern around Chinese regulation took a back seat in Asia with Hong Kong stocks rallying ~3% and the likes of Tencent (700 HK) up by over 10%, clearly not an area for the faint hearted! Locally, production numbers from the miners continued to dominate the docket however we also had a couple of equity raises in stocks that interest us, more on these below.
The defensive Real-Estate stocks were the only sector to trade higher today in what was a broad based day of selling led by IT. The market opened lower however when NSW extended the lockdown plus inflation data was a touch higher than expected, sellers got the upper hand and the market dropped back below 7400.
Another decent session for the ASX today with the market printing a new all-time closing high thanks to a strong run in the materials sector led by Oz Minerals (OZL) & Bluescope (BSL) which both rallied more than 6% while heavy weight BHP closed above $53 for the first time ever. The market did close off the session highs however it’s hard to argue with the trajectory of this market.
The market opened higher this morning and quickly ticked off a new milestone with the ASX 200 hitting a new all-time high of 7417 only to reverse and close back within the trading range. Chinese equities were sharply lower today thanks to another round of regulation from Beijing and that saw both Hong Kong & mainland Chinese stocks off more than 3% while US futures also gave up early gains.
A quieter way to end a busy week, lockdowns, some market volatility bubbling away and a few swings and round abouts across some of MM’s holdings. Overall, a reasonable week for both the market and portfolio’s generally as the ASX again knocks on the door of all-time highs. Today it was the Healthcare sector that took the performance batten while the Energy stocks pulled back after a solid day yesterday.
A strong session in Oz today despite NSW Covid case numbers hitting a new peak. Energy stocks were top of the pops followed by Materials, both up more than 2% while Healthcare was the only sector to finish down. Lots happening in the mining space (quarterlies) plus a few swings and roundabouts across the Market Matters Portfolios today.
Buy weakness, sell strength, a phrase we’ve used too often in recent times however yesterday’s strong recovery from the lows and todays sell-off at the highs played to that tune, today the market was up +100pts early on before closing around ~50pts below the session highs. The Material & Financial stocks bounced back today after a tough period with only the Healthcare sector trumping them while a 5% decline in Altium (ALU)...
The market was hit early down ~85 points at the worst however the buy the dip mentality emerged again and we saw a decent recovery from the early lows of the session, COVID numbers in NSW going the right way helped but so too did a recovery in the US Futures market during our time zone. For the market to close down 33 points when the Dow was off 700+ points is a solid effort. Lots to get across today on the stock front while from a sector perspective, the lockdown stocks namely Healthcare & IT did best while those linked to economic growth being Materials & Energy struggled again.
The market was hit early thanks to a combination of weak overseas leads, US futures edging lower and the economic reality locally that we’ve shut down a large part of the domestic economy to fight the COVID battle. As a consequence, many are feeling extremely frustrated about the approach taken in NSW plus of course the difficulty in understanding + accessing support packages. That’s the feedback I’ve been getting from business owners in the last 24 hours and its clearly this growing frustration that has prompted Gladys to put a vaccination target of 62% of the State’s population to be vaccinated before these sorts of lockdowns will become a thing of the past.
The market bounced back today after the short lived sell-off yesterday led stoically by the IT sector which rallied by ~2.5%. The concern around Chinese regulation took a back seat in Asia with Hong Kong stocks rallying ~3% and the likes of Tencent (700 HK) up by over 10%, clearly not an area for the faint hearted! Locally, production numbers from the miners continued to dominate the docket however we also had a couple of equity raises in stocks that interest us, more on these below.
The defensive Real-Estate stocks were the only sector to trade higher today in what was a broad based day of selling led by IT. The market opened lower however when NSW extended the lockdown plus inflation data was a touch higher than expected, sellers got the upper hand and the market dropped back below 7400.
Another decent session for the ASX today with the market printing a new all-time closing high thanks to a strong run in the materials sector led by Oz Minerals (OZL) & Bluescope (BSL) which both rallied more than 6% while heavy weight BHP closed above $53 for the first time ever. The market did close off the session highs however it’s hard to argue with the trajectory of this market.
The market opened higher this morning and quickly ticked off a new milestone with the ASX 200 hitting a new all-time high of 7417 only to reverse and close back within the trading range. Chinese equities were sharply lower today thanks to another round of regulation from Beijing and that saw both Hong Kong & mainland Chinese stocks off more than 3% while US futures also gave up early gains.
A quieter way to end a busy week, lockdowns, some market volatility bubbling away and a few swings and round abouts across some of MM’s holdings. Overall, a reasonable week for both the market and portfolio’s generally as the ASX again knocks on the door of all-time highs. Today it was the Healthcare sector that took the performance batten while the Energy stocks pulled back after a solid day yesterday.
A strong session in Oz today despite NSW Covid case numbers hitting a new peak. Energy stocks were top of the pops followed by Materials, both up more than 2% while Healthcare was the only sector to finish down. Lots happening in the mining space (quarterlies) plus a few swings and roundabouts across the Market Matters Portfolios today.
Buy weakness, sell strength, a phrase we’ve used too often in recent times however yesterday’s strong recovery from the lows and todays sell-off at the highs played to that tune, today the market was up +100pts early on before closing around ~50pts below the session highs. The Material & Financial stocks bounced back today after a tough period with only the Healthcare sector trumping them while a 5% decline in Altium (ALU)...
The market was hit early down ~85 points at the worst however the buy the dip mentality emerged again and we saw a decent recovery from the early lows of the session, COVID numbers in NSW going the right way helped but so too did a recovery in the US Futures market during our time zone. For the market to close down 33 points when the Dow was off 700+ points is a solid effort. Lots to get across today on the stock front while from a sector perspective, the lockdown stocks namely Healthcare & IT did best while those linked to economic growth being Materials & Energy struggled again.
The market was hit early thanks to a combination of weak overseas leads, US futures edging lower and the economic reality locally that we’ve shut down a large part of the domestic economy to fight the COVID battle. As a consequence, many are feeling extremely frustrated about the approach taken in NSW plus of course the difficulty in understanding + accessing support packages. That’s the feedback I’ve been getting from business owners in the last 24 hours and its clearly this growing frustration that has prompted Gladys to put a vaccination target of 62% of the State’s population to be vaccinated before these sorts of lockdowns will become a thing of the past.
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