Market Alert : Global Sell-Off Extends: Liquidity Fears and Growth Concerns Dominate

ASX 200 Ends Lower; Led by A-REIT Sector

By the end of the trading session on 03 May 2022, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed down by 0.42% and settled at 7316.20. 8 out of 11 sectors closed lower along with the ASX 200. The Information Technology and Health Care sectors were the top gainers with 0.90% and 0.38% gaining in their index values. The A-REIT and Materials sectors were the top losers with 1.36% and 1.04% decline in their index values.

Magellan Financial Group Limited (ASX: MFG) and Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) were the top gainers with 5.033% and 5.00% growth in share prices, respectively. On the other hand, Costa Group Holdings Limited (ASX: CGC) and Premier Investments Limited (ASX: PMV) were the top losers, with a 6.422% and 5.552% drop in the share price, respectively.

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Top Performers for the day:

  • Information Technology (Up 0.90%)
  • Health Care (Up 0.38%)

Top Loser for the day:

  • A-REIT (Down 1.36%)
  • Materials (Down 1.04%)
  • Utilities (Down 0.51%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

  • The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to increase the cash rate by 25 basis, which is the first increase since 2010; the central bank has also started withdrawing its extraordinary monetary support.
  • Imugene Limited has entered into the trading halt as on Monday, the company said that its supply agreement related to a clinical trial had been terminated with Merck & Co.
  • Dow has closed up by 0.3%, S&P 500 up by 0.6%, and NASDAQ closed up by 1.6%.
  • Hang Seng is up by 0.29%, and FTSE 100 is up by 0.47%.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

90 Day Average Volume Outlier:

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