What's happening in markets? Monday 18 February
A tiny Swiss company thinks it can change the world and stop climate change; auction clearance rates in Melbourne and Sydney recover while AFR reports “huge sentiment shift”; and how much impact does timing your stock purchases well really have? Here’s what’s happening in markets today.
What I'm reading
Promising potential for carbon removal system
A small Swiss firm named Climeworks is building a carbon dioxide capture system that uses the waste CO2 from electricity generation to help grow fruit and vegetables.
Auction clearance rates recover in Sydney and Melbourne
The AFR reported this weekend that Sydney and Melbourne had hit multi-month highs for auction clearance rates as buyers re-entered the market following the summer-lull. However, some property analysts seemed sceptical of the numbers.
Read article (AFR sub required)
Does timing really matter?
If someone put $1,000 p.a. into the S&P500 over the last 30 years, on the best possible day of the year each year, today they’d have $155,769. But what if they invested on the worst day of the year?
Stocks to watch
The following companies reported half-year results this morning:
- Freelancer (FLN)
- Netwealth Group (NWL)
- McGrath (MEA)
- Imdex (IMD)
- Smartgroup Corporation (SIQ)
- Helloworld Travel (HLO)
- iSelect (ISU)
- Brambles (BXB)
- NIB (NHF)
- Rhipe (RHP)
- GWA Group (GWA).
Additionally:
- Bingo Industries (BIN) issued a profit warning and now expects FY19 underlying EBITDA to be broadly in line with last year.
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC) provided its Q1 update, showing unaudited cash profit of $2.04B.
Key market data
- ASX Futures: 6,056.0 (+1.04%)
- AUD/USD: 0.7136 (+0.43%)
- ASX200: 6,066.10 (+0.11%)
- S&P 500: 2,775.60 (+1.09%)
- China A50: 11,562.03 (-2.41%)
- Australia 2-yr bond: 1.777 (+1.25%)
- Australia 10-yr bond: 2.131 (1.43%)
- US 2-yr bond: 2.518 (+0.89%)
- US 10-yr bond: 2.664 (+0.34%)
- Gold (USD/oz): 1,324.50 (+0.18%)
- Copper (USD/lb): 2.816 (+0.61%)
- Brent Oil (USD/bbl): 66.31 (+2.69%)
- 62% Iron Ore (USD/t): 87.6 (+0.29%)
Upcoming events and releases
- US markets closed for President’s Day
- RBA Board Meeting Minutes are released today at 11:30am AEST
- Westpac’s Leading Index for January is published on Wednesday
- The ABS’ Wage Pride Index for Q4 is released on Wednesday.
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Patrick is the founder and director of PLP Finance Media, a content production and strategy consulting agency specialising in investment content and communications.
Patrick was a Market Analyst, Editor, Senior Editor, and Managing Editor at Livewire Markets between 2015 and 2022. He was the Content Director and a member of the Investment Strategy & Research Group at Betashares between 2022 and 2024. He is an expert on listed products, commodities, and investment strategy, with a particular interest in gold and uranium,.
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Patrick is the founder and director of PLP Finance Media, a content production and strategy consulting agency specialising in investment content and communications. Patrick was a Market Analyst, Editor, Senior Editor, and Managing Editor at...
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Patrick is the founder and director of PLP Finance Media, a content production and strategy consulting agency specialising in investment content and communications. Patrick was a Market Analyst, Editor, Senior Editor, and Managing Editor at...
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