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Week-to-date the market is up 2.3%, and up 0.8% in Friday’s session, as real estate, utilities and tech advanced.
Companies have also been reporting their earnings for the June quarter, which has caused a bit of share price movement. On the ASX200, St Barbara Mines (ASX:SBM) gained after reporting a 40% jump in gold production. And EML Payments (ASX:EML) rebounded after a heavy fall earlier in the week, while Zip (ASX:ZIP), BrainChip (ASX:BRN) and PointsBet Holdings (ASX:PBH) declined the most.
The most traded stocks by Bell Direct clients on Friday were BHP Group (ASX:BHP), Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE), Sierra Rutile (ASX:SRX) and Lake Resources (ASX:LKE).
Overseas, European shares actually closed July as their best performing month since November 2020. Recently GDP data also showed that economic growth in the euro zone accelerated in the second quarter, and that’s despite the rising gas prices and high inflation figures. The STOXX 600 jumped 1.3%, with oil and gas stocks in the lead.
US equities also had a positive run, rising for the third straight day. Strong earnings results have been coming in from the major tech names in the US, which has recently overshadowed the concerns that market was having about a recessionary environment and high inflation. The Dow Jones closed 1% higher or more than 300 points, the S&P500 up 1.4% and the Nasdaq up 1.9%.
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The Aussie share market advanced 1.5% this week (Mon-Thu), with the materials sector leading the way. Reporting season also kicked off with some key companies releasing their results.
In this week’s wrap, Sophia covers:
(3:29) Five economic news items to watch out for
Yesterday, our local market posted a modest gain of 0.2%, its second session of gains. While the market started off slowly, it rose in the afternoon after the latest inflation reading, which showed that the price we paid for goods and services over the past year had lifted by 6.1%. That’s the strongest lift we’ve seen in two decades, however it wasn’t as hot as consensus’ expectation of 6.3%. This means in next Tuesday’s RBA meeting, we’re more likely going to see a 0.5% rate hike rather than the 0.75% originally expected.
Looking at the sector performances, six of the 11 sectors ended higher, including healthcare, financials, and consumer discretionary. The gains in these sectors offset the losses we saw in some mining and energy stocks.
The biggest gainer on the ASX200 was once again BNPL stock Zip (ASX:ZIP), which was up 21%. Sezzle (ASX:SZL) also jumped a massive 96%, after no news out from the company. The stock then subsequently finished the day in a trading halt. Other top performer’s included BrainChip (ASX:BRN), Silver Lake Resources (ASX:SLR) and Iress (ASX:IRE). The worst-performing stock was City Chic Collective (ASX:CCX), which closed 5.1% lower, followed by shares in Champion Iron (ASX:CIA) and BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL).
The most traded stocks by Bell Direct clients yesterday included National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB), Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) and Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC).
Moving to the US, equities rallied after the US Fed announced its much anticipated 0.75% rate increase in its efforts to fight inflation, however left the door open about the size of the rate move at its next meeting in September. Investors were also encouraged after the central bank noted that it doesn’t believe the economy is currently in a recession. We saw the Dow Jones close over 400 points higher, the S&P500 up 2.6% and the Nasdaq up 4.1%.
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Yesterday, our local market nudged 0.3% higher, reaching a six-week high, with six of the 11 industry sectors posting gains. Energy shares led the way. Meanwhile, consumer discretionary and healthcare shares were the biggest decliners.
Looking at the ASX200 leaderboard, BNPL stock Zip (ASX:ZIP) advanced the most, rising nearly 20%, and closing above $1 for the first time in two months. There was no news out from Zip, so it’s likely investors are still feeling positive about last week’s quarterly update. Another top performer was Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN). Its share price gained 8.1% following the production restart of one of its uranium projects. The worst performers yesterday included Iress (ASX:IRE), Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) and Perseus Mining (ASX:PRU).
The most traded stocks by Bell Direct clients yesterday included National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB), Lake Resources (ASX:LKE) and Zip Co (ASX:ZIP).
Moving to the US, all three benchmarks closed lower. Stocks fell after Walmart cut its earnings forecast because of rising food inflation. This dragged down other retail shares and added concern that consumer spending might not be strong enough to keep the US out of a recession. And on Tuesday, the US Fed began its two-day policy meeting. Investors are widely expecting a three-quarter percentage point hike and will be looking for clues on the future interest rate path.
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Yesterday the market closed completely flat, however we did see materials and utilities gain over 1%. An uptick in iron ore, nickel, aluminium and zinc helped boost some mining stocks higher, while tech shares declined.
Leading the tech losses was EML Payments (ASX:EML), which fell more than 22%, after reporting that its facing some challenges regarding its remediation programme and their dealings with the Central Bank of Ireland. Meanwhile, stocks that gained were Insurance Australia Group (ASX:IAG), Steadfast (ASX:SDF), and Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN). Travel shares also advanced after Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) reported a “solid rebound in travel” and flagged a return to profitability in the next three months.
The most traded stocks by Bell Direct clients were Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE), Ioupay (ASX:IOU), and News Corporation (ASX:NWS).
Over in New York, in afternoon trade US shares were lower as investors are trading cautiously ahead of the Fed’s meeting this week, as well as earnings results that are set to be released from a few of the large-cap growth companies. However, the Dow Jones closed 0.3% higher, the S&P 500 slightly rose 0.1%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.4%. Corporate earnings in the US are expected to pick up this week with some major tech names set to report. These include Apple, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon.
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Trading Central have identified a bullish signal in James Hardie Industries (ASX:JHX) indicating that the stock price may rise from the close of $35.34 to the range of $42.25 to $44 over 50 days, according to the standard principles of technical analysis.
Our local market closed flat on Friday, however, did deliver its best week since March. On Friday, real estate and financials gained the most. All four major banks closed higher, and tech stocks also rallied.
Leading the market was Pointsbet Holdings (ASX:PBH), Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) and EML Payments (ASX:EML), while the worst performers were Coronado Global Resources (ASX:CRN), Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) and Webjet (ASX:WEB)
The most traded stocks by Bell Direct clients on Friday were ANZ (ASX:ANZ) and National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB).
European shares gained after the European Central Bank on Thursday announced a 50-basis point hike to interest rates, as expected, its first hike in 11 years. The STOXX 600 closed 0.4% higher, with travel and leisure stocks performing best.
In the US, all three major benchmarks declined. The Dow Jones closed 0.4% lower, the S&P500 fell 0.9% however did finish the week higher, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.9%. The Nasdaq’s previous rally was halted by an earnings miss from Snap, which sent share falling 39% lower. The yield on the US 10-year note declined 12 basis points to 2.76%.
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The Aussie share market rallied 3% this week (Mon-Thu), with almost all industry sectors in the green. Tech shares advanced the most after the US government passed a bill that will provide $50 billion in subsidies for computer chip manufacturing.
In this week’s wrap, Sophia covers:
Yesterday, our local market advanced 1.7%, its best gain in around three weeks, again supported by a strong session in the US on Tuesday, after profit results from some well-known companies came in better than expected.
We also heard from RBA Governor Phillip Lowe, who said he expected the RBA to lift the cash rate to 2.5%, but whether that eventuates, as well as how quickly that may happen “will be determined by the inflation outlook”, with the next inflation update due out next Wednesday.
Sectors wise, all eleven industry sectors were in the green. The best performing sector was tech, followed by materials and real estate.
Megaport (ASX:MP1) was the biggest gainer, up 23% yesterday, following it delivering EBITDA profit in the fourth quarter, a first for the company. Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) lifted 10.5%, after its management decided to restart one of its mines due to strong uranium market fundamentals. On the flip side, the biggest decliners yesterday were NIB Holdings (ASX:NIB), Pendal Group (ASX:PDL) and Perseus Mining (ASX:PRU).
The most traded stocks by Bell Direct clients yesterday included Sims (ASX:SGM), the BetaShares Australian Strong Bear Hedge Fund (ASX:BBOZ) and BHP Group (ASX:BHP).
Moving to the US, all three benchmarks closed higher, boosted by a tech rally. Streaming giant Netflix surged after it reported it had lost 970,000 subscribers in the second quarter, which was less than the 2 million it had previously projected. Investors had been awaiting this earnings season for an indication on how companies are coping with the worst inflation in more than 40 years. So far, 12% of S&P500 companies have reported earnings, with 68% beating analyst expectations.
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Trading Central has a bullish signal on BrainChip (ASX:BRN) indicating that the stock price may rise from the close of $1.13 to the range of $1.24 - $1.28 in the next 30 days according to standard principals of technical analysis.
Our local market closed 0.6% lower yesterday, partly due to comments made by the RBA’s deputy governor, who stated that the official interest rate will move “a fair bit higher than where we currently are.” This put pressure on tech shares, which are interest rate sensitive. They declined 3%. And only two of the 11 industry sectors gained: energy was the best performer, up 2.5% and utilities gained 1%.
While Xero (ASX:XRO) and EML Payments (ASX:EML) declined with the broader tech sector, the top performers on the ASX200 were Lake Resources (ASX:LKE), Pendal Group (ASX:PDL) and Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC).
WHC was also the most traded stock by Bell Direct clients. Its share price closed 5.5% higher, following its Q4 update where the company reported that it expects to deliver an EBITDA worth $3 billion for the 2022 financial year. And WHC reported a strong quarter off the back of record coal prices. A number of brokers yesterday released positive reports on the coal miner as well. Bell Potter rate WHC a Buy. Citi upgraded WHC from Neutral to Buy. Morgans have an Add rating and Macquarie and Credit Suisse have an Outperform rating. So, brokers are optimistic on WHC at the moment. Its current share price is $6.21, and broker price targets range from $6.70 by Morgans, to $7.85 by Citi.
Overseas, European stocks rallied with earnings season kicking off, and positive momentum from Wall Street. The STOXX 600 index closed with a gain of 1.4%, and this week investors will be waiting for the European Central Bank’s policy meeting on Thursday in Frankfurt, as policymakers have given advance notice of the first-rate hike in 11 years.
US equities saw a strong session overnight. The Dow Jones gained more than 750 points, up 2.4%, the S&P500 gained 2.8% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed with a 3.1% gain. This is off the back of strong corporate earnings reports coming in, bringing all three major averages above their 50-day moving averages for the first time since April.
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Our local market started the new trading week with a gain of 1.2%, supported by a strong session on Wall Street and in Europe on Friday.
Sectors wise, tech stocks led the day’s gains. Energy stocks also performed well after Brent oil prices jumped on Friday. Financials climbed about 1.4%, with three of the big four banks rising. Meanwhile, the healthcare sector dropped 0.5%.
The best and worst ASX200 performers: BrainChip (ASX:BRN) surged 13.9%, following strong gains on the Nasdaq on Friday. BRN was not alone, other tech stocks also lifted, like Life360 (ASX:360), NOVONIX (ASX:NVX) and WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC). Building materials supplier, Boral (ASX:BLD) closed in the green also, up 6.2%. On the flip side, the worst performers included a2 Milk (ASX:A2M), Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (ASX:FPH) and Endeavour Group (ASX:EDV).
The most traded stocks by Bell Direct clients yesterday included Sims (ASX:SGM), PayGroup (ASX:PYG), the BetaShares Australian Strong Bear Hedge Fund (ASX:BBOZ) and Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC).
Moving to the US, all three benchmarks closed lower following a late selloff that wiped out some strong intraday gains. The Dow closed 200 points lower and the S&P500 and Nasdaq both declined 0.8%.
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Trading Central has a bullish signal on investment advice company, Praemium (ASX:PPS) indicating that the stock price may rise from the close of $0.68 to the range of $0.87 - $0.91 in the next 53 days according to standard principals of technical analysis.
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