Pre-market Report

Wall St closed near unchanged overnight in an uneventful session as traders await CPI data tomorrow night. PPI toniight.The Dow Jones traded in a narrow range, closing down 81 points or 0.21% (+135 at best and closing near the -111 low). The S&P 500 finished flat and the NASDAQ rose 0.29%. Following strong performances in…

END Of DAY Report

The ASX 200 closed down 23 points to 7727 (0.3%). Sloppy quiet markets across the board with banks down modestly. The Big Bank Basket unchanged at $207.93. ANZ fell 0.7% with MQG falling 0.1% and insurers down on lower yields, QBE off 1.3% and SUN off 1.3%. REITs dropped led by GMG down 0.8 % with SCG…

Pre-market Report

US markets finished slightly higher on Friday night save for the NASDAQ, flat. The Dow Jones rose 125 points (0.32%) and the S&P 500 gained 0.16%. Dow had best week this year. Economic news was mildly negative as consumer inflation expectations came in at 3.5% vs 3.2% previous and consumer sentiment fell to the lowest…

End of Day Report

The ASX 200 rose 1 point to 7750 in quiet pre-budget trade. Good close in banks helped. A narrow trading range as ANZ and MQG went Ex Dividend. The Big Bank Basket up to $208.05 (+0.5%). Insurers tickled higher QBE down 0.1% and SUN up 0.4% with REITS slightly lower, GPT off 0.7% and SCG…