The local market finished the week on another positive note, despite the return of concerns about the aggressiveness of central banks around the world, with the S&P/ASX 200 posting a 0.9 per cent gain on Friday. It was propelled by the materials sector, with copper and iron ore miners benefitting from the loosening of lockdowns but more…
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The local market continued on a negative trend to open the month of June with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.8 per cent on the back of a broad-based selloff. The biggest detractor was the healthcare and technology sectors, falling 1.8 and 2.5 per cent respectively as US Federal Reserve members continue to predict aggressive rate hikes. Cochlear (ASX:COH) and CSL (ASX:CSL)…
The local market managed to eke out a positive return on Wednesday, gaining 0.3 per cent on the first trading day of June. Another rally in the iron ore price, which supported the likes of Fortescue (ASX:FMG) and BHP (ASX:BHP), the latter up 2.3 per cent, wasn’t enough to dig the materials sector out of the hole, as it…
The month of May was a volatile one around the world, but ultimately the US markets finished flat and the S&P/ASX200 only slightly lower. This despite one of the most challenging economic backdrops in multiple years and the growing threat of higher interest rates around the world. So, why are markets seemingly rallying? One of…
The domestic market managed to reverse the prior day’s gains, falling 1 per cent on Tuesday after US bond yields jumped on further central bank commentary. This coincided with agreement on further bans on Russian oil imports which sent the oil price above US$120 per barrel. Every sector was lower, led by technology and financials,…
The weakest monthly inflation print in close to two years offered the best possible backdrop for the local market on Monday, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 1.5 per cent. Technology was the standout, up 4.6 per cent, with only a small handful of companies falling on a buoyant day for the market, led by AGL Energy…
The local market delivered a strong finish to the week, gaining 1.1 per cent on the back of a strong global lead. The primary driver was a weakening of the rhetoric from Chair Powell in relation to the course of rate hikes in the coming months. Energy and discretionary retailers were the standouts, gaining more…
At our core, almost every investor feels like a contrarian at some point in time. It is only natural to see value in something that has fallen significantly in a short period of time. And to be honest, I must have considered buying the leveraged Nasdaq ETF at least 10 times in the last few…
Appen left at the altar A bizarre blink-and-you-missed takeover approach came and seemingly went for one of the local market’s tech leaders Appen, which develops the datasets for machine learning and artificial intelligence. Canadian company Telus International sprang a $9.50 a share bid on the company, which said it would talk to Telus to try to…
