The ASX kicked the week off with a bang as 137 stocks from the 200 advanced, some in spectacular fashion with NearMap (NEA) +19% tearing the face off J Capital who put out a short report last week while Zip Co (Z1P) held in the MM Growth Portfolio and the soon to be released Emerging Companies Portfolio added another 17% to close at $12.66, a phenomenal run and the momentum clearly remains strong, while Bendigo Bank (BEN) is also worth a mention adding 11% on a good set of results, or at least, a lot better than downbeat expectations.
A weak session today with stocks lower for a third session in the past four, travel-related shares were hit by a decision to lock down Melbourne (Harry had to get a quick flight home this afternoon) as the outbreak of the U.K. strain of the coronavirus increases – Qantas (QAN) fell -4.81%.
A weaker session for the ASX today and this feeds into our view that the market is due a pause, a rest after a good run however that’s a very micro-outlook and one that we won’t put too much weight behind. Reporting again the key with some hits (TLS, NCM), misses (AMP, DOW) & meets (AGL, ASX, GUD, MFG, TCL).
The tech sector led the market higher today with MM holding the two best performing stocks in the ASX 200, a nice duo with Z1P +12% & Megaport (MP1) +7% - we cover both below. Reporting season now front and centre locally and we have four holdings reporting results tomorrow, two in the growth portfolio and two in the income portfolio while Commonwealth Bank (CBA) was out with numbers this morning and closed down 1.5%.
The local market couldn’t match overseas gains made overnight as the ASX pulled back from recent highs. As reporting season ramps up there seems to be a lot of optimism built into a number of sectors and even meets are seeing some heavy-handed selling. Banks were on the back foot today ahead of CBA’s result tomorrow.
Another solid session to kick off the trading week although it’s not without frustration given the bid for Vocus (VOC) from a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure a few days after we sold the stock in our growth portfolio!! Markets can slap you down sometimes and this was certainly one of those instances, however softening the blow was Zip Co (Z1P) which rallied well today (+12.9%) hitting $10.33.
The local market surged into the weekend, more than covering yesterday’s pullback to close at its highest level in 11-months. The panic low from early Monday is now an incredible 323pts/5% behind us now in less than a week’s trade as the market swiftly brushed the bearish case of the “Gamestop Effect” in favour of the bull case of Central Bank dovishness and improving economic data. Today that meant the market focussed on beats on initial jobless & continuing claims in the US.
The air was once again thin above the 6800 level on the ASX today with stocks pulling back from post pandemic highs. Retailers were in focus following a strong set of numbers by Nick Scali (NCK) while AGL Energy (AGL) showed why it’s been a good idea to avoid that dividend trap this year and last with a ~$3bn write down - from experience big write downs often happen at lows – more on both of these below.
The market hit a new post COVID-19 high today trading to 6852, up around 5% from the Monday morning lows in what was another broad-based rally across the market. 166 stocks closed higher in the ASX 200 today, two stocks we’ve been talking about of late, Virgin UK (VUK) and Corporate Travel (CTD) led the charge adding +14% & 6% respectively. Gold was on the nose as money abandoned safe havens although the broader resource trade also struggled.
Last week’s pullback now seems a distant memory as the market roars back to life, the ‘Robinhood Rout’ seemed to be a convenient excuse for the market to have a break, rinse out the weak longs before the reality of low interest rates and abundant stimulus once again becomes the dominate theme.
A weak session today with stocks lower for a third session in the past four, travel-related shares were hit by a decision to lock down Melbourne (Harry had to get a quick flight home this afternoon) as the outbreak of the U.K. strain of the coronavirus increases – Qantas (QAN) fell -4.81%.
A weaker session for the ASX today and this feeds into our view that the market is due a pause, a rest after a good run however that’s a very micro-outlook and one that we won’t put too much weight behind. Reporting again the key with some hits (TLS, NCM), misses (AMP, DOW) & meets (AGL, ASX, GUD, MFG, TCL).
The tech sector led the market higher today with MM holding the two best performing stocks in the ASX 200, a nice duo with Z1P +12% & Megaport (MP1) +7% - we cover both below. Reporting season now front and centre locally and we have four holdings reporting results tomorrow, two in the growth portfolio and two in the income portfolio while Commonwealth Bank (CBA) was out with numbers this morning and closed down 1.5%.
The local market couldn’t match overseas gains made overnight as the ASX pulled back from recent highs. As reporting season ramps up there seems to be a lot of optimism built into a number of sectors and even meets are seeing some heavy-handed selling. Banks were on the back foot today ahead of CBA’s result tomorrow.
Another solid session to kick off the trading week although it’s not without frustration given the bid for Vocus (VOC) from a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure a few days after we sold the stock in our growth portfolio!! Markets can slap you down sometimes and this was certainly one of those instances, however softening the blow was Zip Co (Z1P) which rallied well today (+12.9%) hitting $10.33.
The local market surged into the weekend, more than covering yesterday’s pullback to close at its highest level in 11-months. The panic low from early Monday is now an incredible 323pts/5% behind us now in less than a week’s trade as the market swiftly brushed the bearish case of the “Gamestop Effect” in favour of the bull case of Central Bank dovishness and improving economic data. Today that meant the market focussed on beats on initial jobless & continuing claims in the US.
The air was once again thin above the 6800 level on the ASX today with stocks pulling back from post pandemic highs. Retailers were in focus following a strong set of numbers by Nick Scali (NCK) while AGL Energy (AGL) showed why it’s been a good idea to avoid that dividend trap this year and last with a ~$3bn write down - from experience big write downs often happen at lows – more on both of these below.
The market hit a new post COVID-19 high today trading to 6852, up around 5% from the Monday morning lows in what was another broad-based rally across the market. 166 stocks closed higher in the ASX 200 today, two stocks we’ve been talking about of late, Virgin UK (VUK) and Corporate Travel (CTD) led the charge adding +14% & 6% respectively. Gold was on the nose as money abandoned safe havens although the broader resource trade also struggled.
Last week’s pullback now seems a distant memory as the market roars back to life, the ‘Robinhood Rout’ seemed to be a convenient excuse for the market to have a break, rinse out the weak longs before the reality of low interest rates and abundant stimulus once again becomes the dominate theme.
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