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End of Day Report – Thursday 10 April: ASX 200 up 335 points | Resources soar, banks up 3.9%


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The ASX best day in five years up 335 points to 7710 although off early opening highs. Remarkably stable after the initial surge and fall back. Waiting for more information perhaps. Resources were the big winners today, BHP up 5.4% and RIO and FMG a similar rise, shorts getting hurt in MIN up 18.1% and S32 rising 9.5% with the gold miners also very positive. In AUD terms bullion fell but NEM up 4.0% and NST rising 5.1%. Lithium stocks recovered as shorts covered positions, LTR up 15.1% and PLS rising 12.7%. BSL rallied 8.0% and even JHX up 12.0%. Oil and gas showed strength as crude rallied, WDS up 4.7% and STO gaining 4.1%. Uranium stocks were back in fashion, no fall out today, PDN up 17.4% and DYL rallying a dizzying 15.9%. Banks were firm too although off early highs, CBA up 3.6% and WBC gaining 4.9% with MQG up 5.5%. Insurers and financials were very positive, GQG up 3.4% and XYZ rising 13.3% with ZIP rallying 20.7%. QBE up 4.4% and MPL rising 3.7%. Healthcare stocks were better, CSL recovered 3.5% and PME gained 8.4%. Across the board gains in industrials, WES up 2.6% and GMG rising 6.6%. Tech in demand, WTC rallied another 8.0% with XRO up 6.2% and the All -Tech Index up 6.8%. Retailers did well, JBH up 6.6% and travel stocks in demand. In corporate news, QUB got ACCC approvals, ABB rose 4.9% after announcing plans to expand its mobile network. Nothing on the economic front locally. Deutsche pulled back its call for an emergency 50bps rate cut and in Asia, China saw more evidence of deflation and a weakening yuan. Asian market burst higher, Japan up 8.3% with HK up 2.6% and China up 1.3%. 10-year yields slid to 4.33%.

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