Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Wednesday 8th March

 ASX 200 fell hard down 57 points to 7308 (0.8%) after US falls and another day ahead of Powell testimony. Few sectors or stocks escaped today after the Fed spooking, Banks eased with CBA down 0.5% and WBC down 1.2%. The Big Bank Basket fell to $174.30 (-0.7%). MQG gave back some recent gains falling 1.1%, money managers held up better than expected. Insurers mixed. IAG and QBE slightly better. REITs slipped a little but held relatively firm, industrials mixed with WOW down 0.6% and COL off 0.3% with DMP falling another 3.8%. Tech flat with CPU up 1.4% and XRO down 1.2%. The All-Tech index only slightly easier. Healthcare mixed with RHC off 0.5% and COH up 1.1%. Resources once again the problem. A killer combo of a lower AUD, lower Chinese GDP target and falling commodity prices are hurting. WDS fell 7.2% after going ex-dividend. BHP and RIO down slightly ahead of dividends tomorrow. Gold miners crashed despite AUD Bullion unchanged, NCM down 3.3% and NST off 2.8% with EVN cratering 4.2%. Lithium on the nose, PLS down 1.4%, LTR off 2.1% and CXO falling 3.5%. Base metals also under pressure, S32 down 2.2%. On the corporate front, NCZ board threw in the towel and recommended the offer, QAN hit a three year high on an ACCC report, NXL fell hard as the Ex CEO appealed the recent decision and MSB resubmitted its application to the FDA and CAR in a trading halt as it buys another 40% of Brazilian website. On the economic front, RBA head teller went all warm and fuzzy and talked empathy on rates and the pause. Asian markets struck down on Powell comments. HK falling hard. 10-year yields remarkably steady considering.

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