End of Day Report – Tuesday 27 August: Banks weaker, ASX 200 loses 13 | Results in focus

ASX 200 fell 13 points to 8071 (+0.2%) as some results fatigue set in. Banks slipped from lofty heights, with CBA off 1.0% and NAB falling 1.0%, with the Big Bank Basket down to $234.90 (0.8%). Insurers dipped, financials were also in the doldrums, with MQG off 0.5% and ASX down 1.7%. REITS mixed but drifted to the downside, GMG bounced 1.2% from a loss yesterday, and GPT fell 0.6%. Industrials were mixed, WOW off 1.1% and COL rallied 1.7% on better results. Tech slid, WTC off 0.4% and XRO fell 2.2%, the All-Tech Index dropping 0.9%. TLS drifted 0.5% lower and retail came under some pressure, with LOV smacked 13.0% on results, JBH off 1.4% and PMV down 1.2%. Travel stocks still on the nose, with FLT down 1.6%. In resources, iron ore stocks bounced, BHP beating expectations rose 1.3% on results, RIO up 0.8% and FMG up 1.8%. Lithium stocks slightly firmer, PLS up 2.0% and MIN up 1.0% with gold miners mixed, uranium stocks found buyers despite the fall in the spot price. DYL unchanged, and PDN down only 1.1%. Oil and gas leader WDS rose 3.9% on better-than-expected results. STO following suit up 1.9%. In corporate news, GYG rose 3.2% on its first set of numbers after the IPO. WOR rose 2.8% after results, JLG slumped 27.1% after a revenue decline, ZIP came undone down 7.9% despite a lift in transaction value. ASB up 3.6% on a settlement in the US. Nothing in economic news. Asian markets quiet, Japan +0.7%, HK +0.2%, China down 0.3%. 10Y yields slightly higher at 3.914%. Dow Futures down 13 points. NASDAQ Futures up 20 points. 

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