Pre-Market Report

US markets closed near flat on Friday night. The Dow Jones up 62 points (0.16%), the S&P 500 up 0.03% while the NASDAQ fell 0.28%. No major news resulted in narrow trade as markets digested commentary from Fed officials and Nvidia’s big Thursday night move. US bond yields fell from multi-month highs, the 10Y down…

End of Day Report

ASX 200 closed up 9 at 7653 (0.1%) after a very solid start evaporated. Big Monday with M&A and results in focus. First up Alcoa bid for AWC after a 20-year life on the ASX, ABB bid for SLC and CSR in a trading halt pending an announcement on a material transaction. Banks mixed, CBA…