Marcus Today End of Day Podcast – Tuesday 6th June
ASX 200closed down 87 points to 7130 (-1.2%) following a 25bps rate hike by the RBA, propping up the Aussie dollar 0.8% to 66.67c. Consumer discretionary hit hardest following rate hike news, as retail woes weighed on the market. HVN -3.2%, ADH -6.8%, and JBH off 1.8%. Banks hurting today, the Big Bank Basket down to $165.40 (-1.2%). CBA -1.0%, WBC -2.1%, ANZ -1.6%, NAB -1.1%. Insurers and Healthcare broadly down. REITs also getting hit as bond yields rise, GMG down 1.1%, and MGR off 0.4%. Resources down as iron ore dropped, BHP down 0.9%, and FMG dropped 0.2%. Lithium stocks mixed, PLS up 2.0% while MIN fell 1.2% as Morgans released their report on the sector. Gold miners drifting lower despite the possibility of a halt in Fed rate hikes. NST down 0.5%, and NCM down 2.7%.
In corporate news, QAN -4.1% as CEO Alan Joyce discloses sales of 2.5m shares, SIG +22.1% after signing a five-year supply contract with Chemist Warehouse, BBN -16.9% on downgraded profit guidance, ASX off 10.2% after its unveiling of their new five-year strategy, while SM1 rose 14.8% on A2M partnership news.
In economic news, the RBA raised interest rates by another 25bps as inflation is proving to be sticky. Asian markets mixed, Japan up 0.7%, HK up 0.3% with China down 0.5%. Australia’s 10Y yield hit a 13-week high during trade before closing to 3.80%. Bitcoin down 0.77%. Dow Jones futures down 27 points, and Nasdaq futures down 7 points.
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