End of Day Report – Ocean of Red

ASX 200 falls hard by 140 points to 7613 (-1.8%) on Middle East tensions, US sell-off and Chinese data. Banks got sliced and diced, with CBA down 2.1% and the Big Bank Basket down to $199.47 (2.1%). MQG off 1.2%, and Insurers falling despite yields rising. REITs came under renewed pressure, with GMG down 2.0%…

Pre-Market Report

US markets ended lower on Friday night after US bank results underwhelmed and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East rose. The Dow Jones dropped 476 points (-1.24%), the S&P 500 lost 1.46%, and the NASDAQ slipped 1.62%. Banks earnings season kicked off, JPMorgan fell 6.14%, Wells Fargo edged lower 0.39% after posting profits fell 7%…

End of Day Report

The ASX 200 has dropped 36 points to 7753 (0.5%) on US falls. Banks eased back led lower by CBA down 1.4% with the Big Bank Basket down to $203.73 (0.8%). Insurers fell away as did MQG off 0.8% and GQG off 4.2%. REITs fell too, GMG down 0.8% and SGP off 0.9%. Industrials with a light…