Resources help a choppy session – Direct From The Desk
There was some aggressive selling early in the local futures market which saw the ASX 200 hit by ~40-points / 0.7% early in the morning which surprised us considering the strong lead from resources overseas. It felt like overseas selling given it lasted 45-minutes before it vanished, worth watching out for in the days ahead….perhaps it’s a negative view on the $A. After the initial sell off though the mkt recovered reasonably well with the ASX finishing down -13points or -0.22% to 5937.
The banks continued to lag however there was some decent buying in BHP which put on 2.7% to $29.70, Rio Tinto, which added 2.1% to $76.78 and Woodside, which ended +2.2% higher. Alumina (AWC) – a stock we own in the Growth Portfolio did well after the price of Alumina – Gapped up $50/tonne overnight - Price spike from $375/t => $425/t due to outage at the world's largest alumina refinery in Brazil (operated by Norsk) - heavy rain filling up the tailings dam. Length of the outage duration is unclear…we discuss Alumina in DIRECT FROM THE DESK BELOW
ASX 200 Chart
ASX 200 Chart
DIRECT FROM THE DESK – James Gerrish discusses US Rates, Alumina & 2 Lithium stocks - CLICK HERE
OUR CALLS
No trades on the MM Portfolios today
Have a great night
James & the Market Matters Team
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