Market Updates

ASX 200 recovered from a cautious start to close up 15 points to 8300 (+0.2%) as iron ore futures kicked back above $100. BHP up 0.7% and RIO rallying 2.2%. Resources generally were solid as uranium stocks glowed hot after moves by Russia to limit exports. PDN rose 5.5% DYL up 7.0% and BOE up 7.3%. Gold too rallied wit

US equities sank Friday closing out the worst week in more than two months following Powell"s announcement on Thursday stating the Fed wasn’t in a rush to cut rates. The Dow traded lower all session, falling 306 points (-0.70%). Down 400 points at worst. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ booked their biggest one-day loss in two w

The ASX 200 has finished the week on a strong note, up 61 points or +0.7%. Down slightly for the week overall. All major eleven sectors finished in the green except for Healthcare after CSL and RMD both lost ground. Down 2.5% and 1.7%.  Utilities were unusually the best-performing sector. ORG, APA and AGL all up around

US equities closed in the red overnight near session lows following hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell dampening market hopes for another rate cut this year. The Dow lost 207 points (-0.47%). Up 123 points at best. Down 253 points at worst. The S&P 500 dropped 0.60% and the NASDAQ eased 0.64%. Powell notably said “

The ASX 200 has finished the day up 31 points or 0.4%. Giving up morning gains as Asian markets drifted lower before a late rally set in. Employment numbers did little to move the dial (held at 4.1% with 16k new jobs added). Banks bounced back from yesterday’s weakness while Resources continued to languish on no news f

The S&P 500 inched higher by 0.02% to close at 5,985.38, while the 30-stock Dow ticked up 47.21 points, or 0.11%, to 43,958.19. The blue-chip index added as much as 230 points earlier on Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day with a 0.26% decline and closed at 19,230.74.  ASX SPI up 29 - AGMs in FocusWTI advance