The bulls came to play today with the influential banks driving a strong session overall, pushing the ASX 200 back up through 8500, just ~50pts below all-time highs. The next catalyst has to be earnings as 1H25 results season kicks into gear. Suppose efficiency benefits put in since COVID dovetail in to a better economic outlook predicated on easing inflation, robust employment, good consumption and likely interest rate cuts.
A better finish for stocks today with the market holding onto the early gains, booking its first positive finish for the week so far. Trade tariffs remain front and centre with China’s move to target US energy providing a catalyst for Australian producers and supporting the broader mining sector as a result.
The ASX rose sharply in early trade, up 67pts at the get go before the rally ran out of steam in the afternoon, void of the backbone provided by the banks, while U.S futures came under pressure late in the session when China announced an investigation into Google for alleged antitrust violations and imposed new tariffs on US products in response to Trump's 10% tariff on goods from Beijing.
A brutal start for the ASX weighed down by the potential of a looming trade war post Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Canada, Mexica & China, with only Canada retaliating at this stage. The concern being, this will escalate and put upward pressure on inflation while also having a negative impact on global growth, at a time when markets are trading near all-time highs.
The market opened strongly this morning up +73 points reaching another intra-day all-time high of 8566 before the froth blew off and it settled up +38pts, still a new all-time closing high of 8532 – the first time the index has closed above 8500 after multiple failed attempts back in early December.
The ASX hit a new all-time high around lunchtime, though only by a whisker, printing 8515, 1pt above its 6th of December milestone, but we’ll take it! Interest rate expectations are getting a lot of airtime with NAB the last of the big four to join the call for a Feb rate cut – the market is well and truly expecting the RBA to finally make a move, the first change since they raised rates in November of 2023.
It was a reversal of fortune for some of the AI-related companies today that suffered yesterday after a bounce in the U.S overnight fueled performance in tech, property and energy this morning. A softer than expected inflation print hit at 11.30am adding breadth to the move higher with the index up over 80pts at one point, before selling kicked in late to take some shine off the move.
The ASX held up well today despite a savage sell off in the mega cap tech stocks over night in the U.S. The index traded in a tight range relative to other markets, down 30 points in the morning, bouncing to close flat; the resilience driven by a lack of exposure to tech as we saw some flight to safety in banks.
A decent session in Oz today with the retailers generally doing well pushing the consumer discretionary sector up more than 2% - a few stock specific influences at play. A positive week overall for markets, the final one with a partial holiday vibe, with those stragglers taking extended holidays back on deck post the Australia Day holiday on Monday.
A solid session overnight in the U.S didn’t translate to the ASX today – the differentials in sector composition on full display. Resources were hit hard as lower commodity prices weighed, with the local bourse lacking a real tech sector to offset that weakness.
A better finish for stocks today with the market holding onto the early gains, booking its first positive finish for the week so far. Trade tariffs remain front and centre with China’s move to target US energy providing a catalyst for Australian producers and supporting the broader mining sector as a result.
The ASX rose sharply in early trade, up 67pts at the get go before the rally ran out of steam in the afternoon, void of the backbone provided by the banks, while U.S futures came under pressure late in the session when China announced an investigation into Google for alleged antitrust violations and imposed new tariffs on US products in response to Trump's 10% tariff on goods from Beijing.
A brutal start for the ASX weighed down by the potential of a looming trade war post Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Canada, Mexica & China, with only Canada retaliating at this stage. The concern being, this will escalate and put upward pressure on inflation while also having a negative impact on global growth, at a time when markets are trading near all-time highs.
The market opened strongly this morning up +73 points reaching another intra-day all-time high of 8566 before the froth blew off and it settled up +38pts, still a new all-time closing high of 8532 – the first time the index has closed above 8500 after multiple failed attempts back in early December.
The ASX hit a new all-time high around lunchtime, though only by a whisker, printing 8515, 1pt above its 6th of December milestone, but we’ll take it! Interest rate expectations are getting a lot of airtime with NAB the last of the big four to join the call for a Feb rate cut – the market is well and truly expecting the RBA to finally make a move, the first change since they raised rates in November of 2023.
It was a reversal of fortune for some of the AI-related companies today that suffered yesterday after a bounce in the U.S overnight fueled performance in tech, property and energy this morning. A softer than expected inflation print hit at 11.30am adding breadth to the move higher with the index up over 80pts at one point, before selling kicked in late to take some shine off the move.
The ASX held up well today despite a savage sell off in the mega cap tech stocks over night in the U.S. The index traded in a tight range relative to other markets, down 30 points in the morning, bouncing to close flat; the resilience driven by a lack of exposure to tech as we saw some flight to safety in banks.
A decent session in Oz today with the retailers generally doing well pushing the consumer discretionary sector up more than 2% - a few stock specific influences at play. A positive week overall for markets, the final one with a partial holiday vibe, with those stragglers taking extended holidays back on deck post the Australia Day holiday on Monday.
A solid session overnight in the U.S didn’t translate to the ASX today – the differentials in sector composition on full display. Resources were hit hard as lower commodity prices weighed, with the local bourse lacking a real tech sector to offset that weakness.
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