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Market Matters Weekend Report Sunday 1st September 2019

Last week the ASX200 bounced pretty much as MM has been expecting, we finally leave August and its unpredictable reporting season behind us in the rear view mirror. After the recent enormous macro driven volatility local stocks finally closed down 3% for the month, compared to the US which only finished 2% lower, a pretty poor Australian reporting season was probably the difference in performance between both markets. Under the hood the volatility was huge with 14% of the ASX200 closing down by 15% or more, whereas only 4% managed to close up to the same degree. When we consider the degree of damage inflicted on some local stocks following their disappointing reports the index declining only 3% feels ok.

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