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

ASX 200 ends lower; Overnight sell-off in Wall Street impacted indices

By the end of the trading session on 07 April 2022, the benchmark index ASX 200 ended lower and slipped 0.632% and settled at 7442.8. Most indices ended lower after the US Federal Reserve suggested the need for tighter monetary policies to fight inflation. The news created pressure on major averages on Wall Street. NASDAQ Composite and NASDAQ-100 dropped over 2% the previous day. Many trades took their cues post the overnight sell-off on Wall Street.

Australia had also indicated the increase in the interest rate hike. RBA would be providing Minutes of April 2022 Monitory Policy Meeting of Reserve Bank Board tomorrow at AEST 11:30 AM.

Out of 11 sectors on ASX, 8 ended lower today along with ASX 200. The Information Technology sector remains the worst performer today with 3.417% drop in the index value. The Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors were the next two worst performers with 1.61% and 1.30% drop in the index values. 

Consumer Staples and utilities sectors showed marginal growth in their index values respectively.

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Top Performers for the day:

  • Financial (Up 0.696%
  • Consumer Staples (Up 0.111%)

Top Loser for the day:

  • Information Technology (Down 2.881%)
  • Metal and Mining (Down 1.66%)
  • Material (Down 1.524%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

  • Amid the ongoing turbulence because of tightening monetary policies and Russia-Ukraine war, investors seems to be worried about the rising COVID-19 cases in China.
  • Weak Chinese data have impacted the performance of heavy-weight players like BHP Limited and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO).
  • The Hang Seng is down 0.98%, and the FTSE 100 is down 0.35% today.
  • Gold Futures are trading in the green zone.
  • Other precious metals like silver, and platinum tumbled

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

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