All three major US indices closed sharply lower overnight as unrest in the Middle East, rising yields and mixed earnings weighed on market sentiment. The Dow Jones finished near worst levels, down 287 points (-0.86%). Dow up 12 points at best.
SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO Last update 10.30am SUMMARY Plenty of cash and no rush as 6900 gives way. Risk off with gold and oil still in focus. MGFO – Interesting times. LTR shorts continue. Now 15% of PLS shorted! US Check Ins Microcap Conference starts tomorrow. AM ANNOUNCEMENTS LRS – Firm committments for a $35m capital…
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ASX 200 falls another 57 points to 6842 (0.8%) as resources weighed on sentiment. The big iron ore miners under pressure, BHP off 2.4% with RIO falling 2.4% and FMG off 2.7%. Lithium stocks well and truly on the nose with PLS sinking another 7.3% as AKE fell 3.0% and MIN down 5.2%. Gold stocks eased too as bullion came off the bo
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DIARY NEXT WEEK The main events coming up are Corporate, not economic. The AGM season in Australia continues along with a few earnings updates. The US Results season continues – Calendar HERE. Next week sees some of the behemoths report: Microsoft, Alphabet, General Electric, Boeing, Apple, Amazon and Meta. Our biggest release will be inflation data on Wednesday morning. Expected numbers are for a drop from 6%…
Lynas (LYC) is down 1.8% today as it releases its Q1 activity report. The highlights include:
Quarterly revenue falling from $143m to $228m and Neodymium (NdPr) production falling from 1864 tonnes to 1526 tonnes.
ASX 200 managed to cling to 6900 falling 81 (-1.2%) points today. Across the board selling as yields and geo-political events take centre stage. ASX 200 down 2.1% for the week. 10-year yields stable at 4.74%, with US rates breaching 5.00% briefly. Banks sold off, with CBA down 1.0% and NAB down 1.6%. Banks have…
