Pre-market Report

Wall Street closed mixed in a choppy trading session amid soft manufacturing data, and a glitch on the NYSE caused trading halts in dozens of equities. The Dow fell 115 points (0.30%), kicking off June on a sluggish note. Up 49 points at best. Down 439 points at worst. S&P 500 turned green in the…

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Trading Section

SUMMARY AD8 shows small signs of bottoming. One more positive session will see it print an RSI daily buy signal. WHC closes in on its 52-week high. In full 3EMA uptrend and close to overbought levels. No reprieve for LLC. The strategy day bounce from last week all but fizzled out. JHX manages to print…

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Marcus Take

SUMMARY Bond yields down – Helpful. Big Tech outperforming – Helpful. Iron ore and oil down – No exposure. Jobs numbers on Friday the next signpost. Need to find something to do while the market goes sideways. Education Corner – Average True Range. Very useful.  THE PORTFOLIOS STRATEGY PORTFOLIO No change to Strategy today. Keeping…

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End of Day Report

ASX 200 slips 24points to 7737 (+0.3%) in lacklustre trade. Banks held up after good gains yesterday, the Big Bank Basket at $212.35 (+0.6%). Insurers slipped back, and MQG went nowhere. REITs mostly weaker, GMG up 0.6% with others softer, SCG off 1.3% and GPT down 0.9%. Healthcare mixed CSL with a slight gain, SHL…

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PRE-MARKET REPORT

US markets closed mostly higher on Friday night following the much anticipated PCE results. The Dow Jones rose 575 points (+1.51%), registering its biggest daily percentage gain since November. The S&P 500 gained 0.80%, all sectors higher and the NASDAQ finished near flat. The Dow outperformed after a 7.5% bounce in Salesforce (it fell 19.7%…

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END Of DAY Report

The ASX 200 jumps 59 points to 7761 (+0.8%) as US leads give a positive start to the week. Banks as usual leading the charge higher, the Big Bank Basket up to $210.96 (+1.6%). WBC jumping 2.5%. MQG is up slightly with insurers doing well, QBE is up 2.6%, and SUN rallied 1.3%. REITs strong too, GMG…

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