Thursday 6th June – Australian Market Wrap – Banks Charge Ahead – D- Day for ECB. | Beeks Downunder-Because not all financial news is boring!

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ASX 200 pushes another 53 points higher to 7822 (0.7%) with banks leading us ever higher. CBA hitting records up 1.1% as they started making Ai chips, the Big Bank Basket up to $215.88 (+1.0%). MQG also doing well with financial generally in the green, insurers up around 1.5% and REITs better on rate cut hopes and falling yields. Industrials too up, WES up 1.0% and WOW and COL up around 0.7%. TLS gained 0.6% and tech in demand. The All–Tech Index up 0.6% with WTC and XRO both doing well. Resources were a mixed bag, BHP quietly firm, RIO slipped 0.9% and FMG down 0.3%. Gold miners drew strength from the bullion price with NST up 1.3% and EVN up 2.1%. Lithium and base metals stocks mixed, PLS up 1.4% and MIN down 0.3%. Uranium stocks still sold off, PDN down 0.4% and NXG off 3.1%. In corporate news, IEL dropped 7.5% on an update following government moves to curb international students. SKC suspended its dividend in a trading update, MFG revealed some stability in FUM gaining 1.3%. On the economic front, we had building approvals and lending which showed room to move for the RBA perhaps. Meanwhile, Asian markets were better Japan up 0.7%, China down 0.2% and HK flat. 10-year yields down to 4.22%

HIGHLIGHTS

Winners: LRS, CRN, NAN, SLR, CSC, RPL, GMD, ZIP, OBM
Losers: SKC, IEL, DRO, WA1, MP1, MSB, A4N, LFG
Positive sectors: Banks. Financials. Healthcare. Tech Industrials. Gold.
Negative sectors: Nickel.
ASX 200 Hi 7838 Lo 7778.
Big Bank Basket: Rallies to $213.81 (+1.0%)
All-Tech Index: Up 0.6%
Gold: Higher at $3556
Bitcoin: Steady at US$70942
10-year yields fall to 4.22% on GDP.
AUD: Steady at 66.59c.
Asian markets mixed Japan up 0.7%, China down 0.2% and HK flat.
Dow futures down 19 NASDAQ Futures up 10

MAJOR MOVERS

LRS +6.5% nice bounce.
ZIP +4.8% rally continues on BNPL changes.
GMD +4.9% bullion price rise.
CSC +5.6% copper buyers.
IPX +4.5% change in substantial shareholding.
CRN +6.5% AGM presentation.
BRE +10.7% high grade RE grades at Sulista project.
DXB +10.2% powering ahead.
AVH +3.7% US bounce follow through.
NTU +7.1% first strike.
SKC -13.7% trading update.
IEL -7.5% trading update.
DRO -4.1% large block trades at 135c.
CXO -16.0% continues to fall.
AGY -8.3% lithium remains depressed.
MP1 -3.8% initial director’s interest.
NXG -3.1% uranium under pressure.
MSB -3.8% slipping lower.
Speculative Stock of the Day: FTL +150% acquisition of copper project in Newfoundland.