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The ASX 200 has finished the day down 22 points or 0.2%, trading in a narrow session as expected after not much of a US lead. Banks down, Resources slightly down. Technology stayed on top from midday. WTC, XRO gaining. 360, DDR and CAT best. Nasdaq futures slightly higher boosting sentiment. Health Care the only other sector to gain. CSL in the early stages of a V-shaped bounce. TLX staying in firm downtrend. The bottom not yet in sight. 4DX closing up 50%. Bringing the weekly move to 200% on more good news. REITs flat on the surface yet GDP and MGR managed modest gains. The sector as a whole not bouncing despite the 4.5bp drop in bond yields since Friday’s close. Citi has said only to expect one more RBA rate cut this year.

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Wall Street recorded a broad and positive session as JOLTS data, weaker than expected, convinced markets that the Fed would likely cut when they meet later this month. Classic case of bad news is good news. S&P 500 up 0.8%, Nasdaq up 1.0%. Dow steadily rose throughout the day. Closed near high, up 350 points. All sectors up. Cyclicals the top performer, boosted by gains of 4.3% in Amazon. Financials, Industrials and Tech followed.

ASX to rise. SPI futures up 52 points (+0.59%).

In corporate news, Broadcom rose 1.2% ahead of earnings as markets bet on its AI edge. Amazon and Meta’s gains of 4.3% and 1.6% added to broader growth momentum, lifting sentiment. Salesforce dropped 4.9% after weak revenue guidance pointed to sluggish AI monetisation. American Eagle Outfitters jumped 37.9% on upbeat sales outlook.

Resources down. Oil down as US crude stockpile rises while OPEC weighs another supply increase. Copper, nickel and aluminium all fell while iron ore rose on fresh hopes for rising Chinese demand.

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The ASX 200 has bounced back 88 points or 1% to 8827. Still down 72 points since the close on Tuesday. Financials stayed on top. ‘Big Three’ plus MQG all up 2%. ANZ up 1.3%. ZIP up 3.6%. Gold the only sector in the red despite bullion maintaining its record high. Discretionary stocks no. 2. Most of the gain driven by WES up 2.5%. Has already recovered all its ex-dividend drop. DMP lost most of its morning gains. Tech no. 3. Not the huge bounce we were expecting following the Nasdaq’s rise. XRO went from worst in the Top 50 to best. Up 4.8%. Good to see it, WES, CBA, MQG, NAB, WBC and PME along with HUB in the top gainers table. WTC lifeless and NXT finally gave it to a bout of profit taking.

Defence stocks mixed as traders digest China’s military show. EOS and ASB jumped while DRO and CDA only recorded small wins. Resources ended flat. Solid day from iron ore (back up to $105 in Singapore) and copper offset by gold. BHP only fell 31c vs its ~92c dividend. Lithium mixed. LTR, MIN and PLS all up over 1% while PMT and WC8 dropped. Excellent day for uranium. DYL up 6%, BOE up 5%, NXG up 4% and PDN up 2%. LOT closed at 18c (-20%) vs the 19c placement. Telecoms flat too. Health Care strong thanks to CSL and PME up 2.1% and 1.9%. 4DX the major mover. Up 13.4%. Backing up its huge 50% rise yesterday on US reimbursement certainty.

Asian markets more converse since midday. Japan up 1%. China down 1.2%. No lead from US futures. Broadcom results early tomorrow morning.

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