End of Day Report Friday – Quiet Day

ASX 200 rallied 24 points to 7049(0.3%) in quiet trade. Holiday in VIC today. Holiday in other States on Monday. China closed too. Miners have been in focus in the last few days, BHP up another 1.2% with RIO and FMG joining the party. Lithium shrugged off its recent depression with PLS up 1.9% and AKE up 2.1%. LTR slipped 1.3% on a KV update. Costs up 6% since January. Gold stocks also in demand as bargain hunters scratched around in the ashes,

End of Day Podcast Friday – Quiet Day

ASX 200 rallied 24 points to 7049(0.3%) in quiet trade. Holiday in VIC today. Holiday in other States on Monday. China closed too. Miners have been in focus in the last few days, BHP up another 1.2% with RIO and FMG joining the party. Lithium shrugged off its recent depression with PLS up 1.9% and AKE up 2.1%.

Pre-Market Report Thursday

US equities ended the session mixed overnight in a volatile day, with the market recovering from its low. The oil price the main concern – up 2.6% as crude inventories at the Cushing storage facility in Oklahoma hit a one-year low. The US has run down their Strategic Reserve at just the wrong time. Higher…