The beginning of 2022 has marked a significant shift in the market paradigm, with the multi-decade tailwind of falling bond yields, which supported the valuation of ‘long duration’ assets like growth stocks, turning into a headwind. The impact has been far swifter than many expected.
The local market has managed to overcome another 50-basis point rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia to post a small gain for the day despite trading lower throughout. The primary beneficiaries were the consumer sectors, with both staples and retailers up 1.2 and 1.4 per cent, while energy and materials fell by 0.9…
The positive run continued with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.7 per cent on Monday, the first day of August following a strong finish to July. Investors have clearly been buoyed by suggestions that the RBA will need to pare back rate hikes well before the expected 4 per cent level is reached. The result was a…
The local sharemarket delivered another positive week for investors with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.8 per cent on Friday taking the weekly gain to 2.2 per cent. Added to last week’s 2.8 per cent gain and the market is down just 6.7 per cent for the year. Every sector barring healthcare added to the strong result…
Among the most interesting comments I’ve heard thus far in 2022 was from an actively managed global fund manager who said something along the lines of “the challenge in 2022 won’t be in outperforming the index, but rather in generating a positive return.” This was evidenced by renowned value manager Platinum’s quarterly results, released last week.
It was another strong day for the local market with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 1 per cent on the back of a broad-based rally. Materials and energy remained the standouts, gaining 2.4 and 1.3 per cent, with the utility sector down 1.8 as both AGL Energy (ASX: AGL) and Origin (ASX: ORG) slumped. Macquarie Group (ASX:…
The S&P/ASX200 delivered the best week since March this year gaining 2.8 per cent despite weakening slightly on Friday. The driver has been a turnaround in the outlook for interest rates and signs of a slowing economy, with the tech sector up 7.1 per cent for the five days. On Friday it was all about…
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The local market finished the week on a negative tone, falling 0.7 per cent and taking the five day loss for the S&P/ASX200 to 1.1 per cent. The biggest driver on Friday was a broad selloff in commodity markets following a weak economic growth result in China, the sector fell 3.2 per cent. Iron ore…
The local market managed another positive finish, gaining 0.4 per cent backed by an unexpected rally in the technology sector. Nine of the 11 sectors gained, with technology 2.1 per cent higher, with only real estate and financials detracting, down 1.1 and 0.8 per cent each. Shares in Netwealth (ASX: NWL) bucked the trend gaining…
