Australian Stocks: What Happened Today?

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This story features SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED, and other companies.
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By Stephen Hogan, Senior Private Client Adviser, Equities/Derivatives

Australian Market

The Australian market (XJO) closed down -44 points or -0.88% to 4930.7 today. The market made moved lower for half the day before making a small comeback in the afternoon. We made a low of 4897.9 at around 12:45 before the buyers started to come in. The Telecommunications sector finished up as the worst of the day, down 2.53%. The All Ordinaries Gold sector moved highest adding 0.62% over the day.

Capex numbers were released today, showing business investment dropped 4.7% in the first quarter, expectations were for a 0.5% gain.

Kerry Stokes has named the former Woodside ((WPL)) chief as new managing director and CEO of Seven Group Holdings ((SVW)).Effective July 1, comes as Voelte prepares to step aside as boss of Stokes' media company Seven West Media ((SWM)) to make way for Tim Worner. Voelte will also be deputy chairman of Seven West Media.

NAB's online retail sales survey shows Australians continue to spend more money buying online at the expense of traditional retailers. Australians spent $13.5 billion in the year to April, up 21%, or $2.3 billion, from $11.2 billion in the previous corresponding 12 months, says the NAB research.

AUD is currently trading at $0.9673, up $0.0040 against the USD.

Top Performers

St Barbara Limited ((SBM)) up $0.06 or 10.43% to $0.63

Maverick Drilling and Exploration Limited ((MAD)) up $0.03 or 8.57% to $0.38

Ausdrill Limited ((ASL)) up $0.10 or 8.00% to $1.35

Northern Star Resources Limited ((NST)) up $0.05 or 7.19% to $0.745

Boart Longyear Limited ((BLY)) up $0.037 or 5.56% to $0.702
 
Bottom Performers

  Coalspur Mines Limited ((CPL)) down -$0.02 or -7.55% to $0.245

Fortescue Metals Group Limited ((FMG)) down -$0.22 or -6.23% to $3.31

Atlas Iron Limited ((AGO)) down -$0.045 or -5.49% to $0.775

FKP Property Group ((FKP)) down -$0.075 or -5.17% to $1.375

Senex Energy Limited ((SXY)) down -$0.03 or -5.04% to $0.565

Our Comments

Well here we are…only one weak session away from the 4900 level. Really key how the market trades here now, the yield plays should find support and hold up the market and I can't see us going much lower.

BHP jumped up quite a lot on the close helping the market in the match and our beloved energy sector was one of only two sectors today to finish in the black.

A question I was asked today was whether I thought the US would wind up stimulus, I think until the unemployment rate in the US is below 6.5% the quantitative easing will continue. There is no point stopping it now when the economy is still at an unsatisfactory level. It would be counterproductive to everything they have done up to this point and would send Bernanke out on a negative note. I would find it extremely stupid, for lack of a better word to stop the easing at this point.

(For a more comprehensive summary of last night’s market action see FNArena’s Overnight Report.)
 

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