Daily Market Update

Despite plenty of uncertainty around what the Reserve Bank will announce with the cash rate this morning – although consensus expects that the central bank will lift the cash rate by another 25 basis points, to 3.15 per cent – there was a reasonably positive mood afoot on the local stock market on Monday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX…

The week ended poorly for the domestic sharemarket, with the energy sector (down 2.5 per cent) dragging the S&P/ASX200 0.7 per cent lower. Real estate also fell 2.6 per cent with healthcare and communications the highlights, gaining 1.1 and 0.8 per cent. The property sector sold off heavily amid news that global giant Blackstone had seen…

The local market joined the global rally in risk assets with the S&P/ASX200 finishing 1 per cent higher on Thursday on the back of Jerome Powell‘s dovish comments in the US. A peak in the cash rate may well be in sight, which has moved the Dow Jones out of bear market territory. The biggest beneficiaries were the materials and…

What began as another rough day for the S&P/ASX200 finished on a much more positive note, as the market closed at its high, 0.4 per cent higher. The standout sectors were energy, up 1.8 per cent, real estate and materials, both up 1.3 per cent, with New Hope Coal (ASX: NHC) and Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC) `gaining 6.8 and 8.4 per…

The local market managed to deliver another gain, the S&P/ASX200 adding 0.3 per cent as signs of improvement in China supported a rally in key commodity prices. Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) gained 3.5 per cent and Fortescue (ASX: FMG) 2.2 per cent after the latter named a new CEO, Fiona Hick, who was previously part of the Woodside’s Australian leadership team. An important…

It was a tough start to the week in Australia, with little in the way of a US lead, all eyes were on growing unrest in China, which ultimately saw the S&P/ASX200 fall 0.4 per cent on Monday. Both the energy and materials sectors detracted, down 1.7 and 0.9 per cent as a surge in COVID-19 cases…

The local sharemarket finished the week on a positive note, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.2 per cent as more than half of listed companies gained. The standouts were property, utilities and the retail sector all of which finished 1.1 per cent higher. Among the biggest contributors though, was the Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) which gained 1.1 per…

Performance across the key sectors of the S&P/ASX200 continues to diverge with a weak day for energy, down 1.8 per cent, offset by gains in the technology and real estate sectors, which both added 1.2 per cent. Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) was a highlight, adding 4.1 per cent following the departure of its CEO, while Whitehaven…

The local market continues to gather steam ahead of a number of major economic announcements, with the S&P/ASX200 finishing 0.7 per cent higher. The rally was driven by a surge in the energy and utilities sectors both up 1.6 and 1.3 per cent as coal and oil prices rallied on another production cut. Whitehaven Coal…

The local market reached a five month high on Tuesday, buoyed by the energy and materials sectors once again, which finished 2.6 and 1.2 per cent in the positive, the S&P/ASX200 gained 0.6 per cent. The standouts remain in energy, or coal at least, with Whitehaven (ASX:WHC) and New Hope (ASX:NHC) up more than 7…

The S&P/ASX200 commenced the week in the same manner it finishes, falling 0.2 per cent after holding onto a gain of as much as 0.3 per cent during the day. Both the technology and materials sectors were behind the weaker finish, falling 1.5 per cent respectively as the investors await more global economic data. Shares in insurer QBE…

All eyes were on the materials sector on Friday, after BHP (ASX: BHP) lobbed a best and final bid for copper producer OZ Minerals (ASX: OZL). The offer of $28.25 per share was approved by the board and will now proceed to due diligence. Despite the size of the offer, the market barely moved with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.2 per but…