Midday Report Friday
MARKET AT MIDDAY The ASX experienced a broad sell-off, with the ASX 200 dropping 114 points to 7049 (-1.6%) as shares of Block Inc (SQ2) tumbled 5.4%. Concerns over potential interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and Reserve Bank, sparked by hotter-than-expected US jobs data, led to selling across all sectors. Fund managers hit the hardest, with Pinnacle Investment Group (PNI) down…