END OF DAY Podcast – Thursday – Not a bad day in the end
The ASX 200 surprised today, up 33 points to 7187 (+0.5%). The SPI Futures this morning were down 5 points after a CPI non-event in the US overnight. We rebounded from the early dip to end near best levels.Jobs data was the main story today, normally ignored by the market. Unemployment remained steady at 3.7%, but 64k jobs were created in August, significantly higher than forecasts of 23k. Most sectors finished higher. Miners and Financials did the heavy lifting. I