Henry’s Take – Vale Charlie Munger

SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO SUMMARY The winning trades of the year. Surprise! Whats the use of commodity markets if no one hedges! Stock of the Day – XAM Best non-trade of the year award goes to…… Vote early, Vote often in the Equity Mates Awards. Ausbiz – The Call today at Noon. ASA Xmas – Lunch…

END Of DAY Report

The ASX200 rose 20 points to 7035 this afternoon as an inflation optimism rally faded. Technology was the stand-out, gaining all day on hopes the RBA will halt rate rises next year. WTC, XRO and NXT up 2%, 2.9% and 1.4%. Discretionary spending, REITs and Gold sectors also rallied in a similar vein. WES, JBH,…

Pre-Market Report Wednesday

Wall Street edged higher with nominal gains in a narrow range, losing momentum as the session progressed. Treasuries extended their November rally, and the dollar fell on further speculation the Fed is done with rate hikes and will likely ease rates next year. The Dow advanced 84 points (+0.24%). Dow up 185 points at best.…

End of Day Podcast Tuesday

ASX 200 clawed back some losses closing up 28 points to 7015 (0.4%). Early euphoria gave way to apathy again. Banks were a strong sector with the Big Bank Basket up to $177.31 (0.8%). NAB leading the charge up 1.2% and MQG managing to eke out a 0.1% rise.