End of Day Report

Marcus Padley

Marcus Today

ASX200 closes barely changed at 4881.2 up 6.2 points after fighting back from early losses especially in the banking sector. Options expiry day adding to the volatility. Results again dominate as the ‘pick n mix’ performance of individual companies continues. China slips 3.79% with Japan up 1.58%. US futures up 14. Another disappointing days as early gains evaporated into the mist of company reports. After the carnage of the session on Wednesday and a turnaround in oil and the Dow, we had expected a firmer opening. No such luck as continued weakness in major blue chips snuffed that out. It could have been the February options expiry hurting sentiment and creating volatility but banks were once again in the firing line although not quite as brutal as the moves yesterday. Resource stocks picked up with the jury still out in BHP. - See more at: (VIEW LINK)


Marcus Padley
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Marcus Today

Marcus Padley founded Marcus Today in 1998 and leads the team of analysts and market commentators that publishes a daily stock market newsletter, presents four podcasts and runs an $80m Australian equity fund. He is passionate about educating and...

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