The Match Out: The rally continues, Lynas (LYC) runs out of water, watch the US CPI print tonight

• The ASX 200 finished up +45pts/ +0.65% at 7009
• The Real Estate sector was best on ground (+1.59%) while Consumer Discretionary (+1.17%) continued its strong run and Energy (1.03%) bounced back
• Healthcare (-0.75%) was the weakest thanks in part to Ramsay’s tumble. Tech (-0.28%) was the only other sector to fall, thanks to Link’s fall.
• Star Entertainment ASX: SGR +4.51%, rallied strongly today despite being told it was unfit to hold a casino licence by the Bell review. The review noted a number of issues but also acknowledged the impact of suspending or cancelling the licence would have. The regulator will hand down disciplinary action after the casino operator has responded.
• Ramsay Healthcare ASX: RHC -10.35%, the KKR-led consortium looks to have walked from takeover plans after failing to convince the board its $78/sh cash + 0.22 shares in Ramsay Sante was a sufficient bid. We will discuss this more in tomorrow’s Morning Report.
• Link Admin ASX: LNK -20.09%, a court in the UK has advised any takeover deal would need to involve $500m set aside for potential redress of claims surrounding the Link’s involvement in Woodbridge.
• Lynas ASX: LYC -0.34%, are battling water supply issues at their Malaysian processing plant.
• Shawn Hickman was on Ausbiz this morning talking to our positioning in Resources – Click here to watch
• Iron Ore rose 2.00% in Asia today continuing its bounce off recent lows. Despite the rise, Fortescue ASX: FMG fell -0.92%
• Gold is down -0.5% at $1724/oz
• Asian stocks were strong, Nikkei rallied 0.25% but the Hang Seng outperformed, rallying +0.4%
• US Futures are all higher, S&P 500 futures pointing to a +0.35% jump ahead of the inflation data due at 10.30PM AEST.

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Link Admin Holdings (ASX: LNK) $3.58

LNK -20.09%: a UK court has thrown a spanner on the Dye & Durham takeover of Link, announcing around $500m may need to be put aside for any issues relating to Link’s administration of the failed Woodbridge fund. The amount reflects potential redress payments to investors in the fund, and the UK court would block the takeover if Dye & Durham fails to accept the requirement. It has thrown another spanner in the long-running takeover play.

Lynas Resources (ASX: LYC) $8.79

LYC -0.34%: the rare earth miner started strong but ended with a whimper today following news of water supply issues at their Malaysian processing plant. They have been without supply from their main source for a week now after a few months of patchy supply. Since July, Lynas has been relying on a mix of trucked water and alternative sources to support the production of 800t of NdPr at the site, however, the persistence of the issues will likely weigh on the run rate in September. Lynas has provided skilled workers to help rectify the issue. Water issues aren’t new for the site, and Lynas has a strong track record of dealing with it without too much disruption. 

Broker Moves

• Rural Funds ASX: RFF Raised to Overweight at Wilsons; PT A$2.73
• Mader Group ASX: MAD Rated New Hold at Barclay Pearce Capital; PT A$2.95
• GDI AU ASX: GDI Rated New Buy at Barclay Pearce Capital; PT A$1.21
• Endeavour Group ASX: EDV Rated New Underperform at Barclay Pearce Capital
• Event Hospitality ASX: EVT Rated New Hold at Barclay Pearce Capital
• AUB Group ASX: AUB  Rated New Buy at Barclay Pearce Capital; PT A$29.85

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