End of Day Report – Friday 17th October - ASX 200 drops 73 - Gold in focus - Insurers hurt badly - hot air escaping as FOMO folds.
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ASX 200 fell back to earth, dropping 73 points to 8995 (0.8%). Hot air is escaping from hot sectors today. Banks slid a little with the Big Bank Basket down to $286.96 (-0.2%). ANZ down 0.5% and MQG falling 1.0%. Insurers were smashed on 10-year yields plunging, QBE down 9.3% and IAG off 6.2%. Financials also under some end of week pressure, GMG gave back some gains falling 2.4% and industrials slid. WES down 0.9% and ALL off 1.4%. Tech under pressure again, WTC down 1.8% and XRO off 0.4%. The All-Tech Index off 1.8%. Resources were a mixed bag, gold hit more records, 9 straight weeks of gains! NST up 2.3% and EVN up 1.9% with rare earth companies coming unstuck. LYC fell 5.7%, at least off lows, ILU withdrew guidance, dropping 2.4% and copper stocks fell. BOC having run hard and collapsed today, off 33.8%. Serious profit taking in the hot stocks today, uranium stocks also under some pressure. Oil and gas stocks slipping again, STO off 3.3% and WDS down over 2.6%.
In corporate news, NXG fell 6.1% after raising C$1bn in a global equity offering, VUL dropped 7.7% after a partnership with JordProxa was announced. ERD collapsed 33.6% on an impairment charge related to the US business and guidance downgrade. BHP slipped 0.4% as inventories of Jimblebar fines built up at Chinese ports.
On the economic front, nothing today. Albanese set to meet Trump next week.
Asian markets fall, Japan down 1.3% China down 1.3% and HK down 1.6%.
10-year yields fell to 4.08%.
European markets opening lower.
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