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ASX 200 down 18 points in lacklustre trade closing at 7512 (-0.24%). Once again resource stocks weighed with BHP down 1.0% and RIO down 0.5%. Gold miners under pressure as bullion fell, NCM down 2.9% and NST off 5.3%. Banks were firm with MQG updating the market and pushing 4.7% higher.

Elsewhere insurers eased and other financials led down by a 2.1% fall in ASX. Healthcare stocks eased except CSL with RHC down 1.6%, COH deaf to the bulls down 1.8% and FPH falling 2.2%. 

Industrials a little soggy and Tech off slightly with the All-Tech Index down 0.8% as APT fell 1.6%. In corporate news, plenty of begging bowls out for more cash, ABB returned after a $120m raised in a canter, rising 3.7%. Plenty of mining minnows also mopping up surplus shareholder funds.

European futures pointing to a weaker open.

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Steady as she goes today.  Bitcoin down 17%, Iron ore up 5%, Gold down. Macquarie looking good, up 6% on a presentation and good guidance. Today we ask "Are you one of the Golden Generation" that owned a house or invested in the stock market from 1974 when the stock market and the housing market took off on the back of the "Debt Boom".  Star Trek, Michelangelo and Psycho all feature on this day. 

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Welcome to the new MT Breakfast Briefing Podcast. 

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Same content - different format.

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ASX 200 closes up 2 to 7530 after RBA leaves rates unchanged. Early weakness sees buyers return grinding out a positive day on better Chinese data and RBA comments on rate rises. Banks were slightly lower with the Big Bank Basket down slightly to $184.92, NAB being the worst, performer off 0.7%. Insurers and other financial held fast, healthcare better with CSL up 1.5% and COH up 2.0%.

Resources and iron ore stocks under pressure still. FMG down 3.1%

Industrials mixed, Tech stable with the All-Tech Index up 0.5% and APT off 0.1%. Iron ore miners eased again, FMG continued to slide down another 3.1%, RIO off 1.8% and BHP down 0.4%. Base metal stocks eased too and oil and gas plays barely changed. Not much corporate action today although MMM failed to deliver falling 10.3% as WOW sold down its holding and MCR raised $65m returning to trade 8.3% lower.

European markets looking at a slightly weaker open.

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Losing a bit of momentum. Wall Street closed. Iron ore takes another dive. We are on "Bottom Watch" on Iron Ore stocks now. Probably a bit late to sell. We look at an income stock probably worth selling. We also look at a technical buy signal on a popular Mid-Cap. Lessons from 20 years of running an SMSF is the main educational content today. V2 Rockets, Elton John's biggest audience and other stuff on this date.

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Welcome to the new MT Breakfast Briefing Podcast. 

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Same content - different format.

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ASX 200 fights back from over 80 down to close up 6 points to 7529. FMG ex dividend is nearly 20 points negative alone. Across the board, bargain hunters stepped back in with the banks doing well up to $185.12 for the Big Bank Basket.

Industrials and healthcare also turned around as CSL rose 0.6%, GMG up 0.9% and TLS rebounded 1.3%. Iron ore stocks were a little on the nose, FMG fell % on its dividend. BHP and RIO drifted lower and losses in lithium stocks as PLS placement depressed prices. Oil and gas shares fell with STO down 1.8% and WPL off 1.7%. Tech stocks better with APT up 1.7% following Square higher and Z1P up 3.0%. In corporate news, ABB are pushing into key regional Victorian towns up 7.7%, BGH a private equity firm walked from its HSN takeover and it fell 9.2% and MIN sold out of PLS rocking it 5.3% lower.

US markets closed tonight.

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Welcome to the new MT Breakfast Briefing Podcast. 

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Same content - different format.

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ASX 200 rallied hard, but interest waned a little to close up 37 points at 7523 ahead of crucial jobs numbers tonight. Uranium stocks in focus and huge pops in some like PDN up 24.0% and VMY doing well up 23.1%.

Banks were firm with the Big Bank Basket up to $184.43. Iron ore stocks also recovering, BHP up 1.0% and RIO up 2.5%. Base metal stocks and lithium doing well, ORE up 7.0% and MIN up 2.7%. Healthcare better as CSL rose 0.1% and SHL up 1.2%. Industrials rose with consumer stocks firm though tech fell led by APT down 2.8% and the All-Tech Index down 0.4%. 

On the economic front, retail trade for July fell 2.7% month-on-month, to be down 3.1% over the year. FCAI reports Australia August new vehicle sales of 81,199, +33.1% from a year ago.

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