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

ASX 200 slips 2.08%; Heavy Sell Off in ASX

By the end of the trading session on 26 April 2022, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 slipped 2.08% and settled at 7318.00. All 11 sectors closed lower along with the ASX 200. The Materials and Energy sector were the top loser sectors, which declined 5.10% and 3.98% in their index values.

Mining and Energy stocks are declined on a lower iron ore prices sparked by concern about Chinese demand amid the country’s worsening COVID-19 outbreak.

Virgin Money UK PLC (ASX: VUK) and Unibail - Rodamco - Westfield (ASX: URW) were the top gainers with 2.317% and 2.144% growth in the share prices, respectively. On the other hand, EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML) and Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) were the top losers with 38.561% and 9.935% drop in the share price respectively.

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Top Loser for the day:

  • Materials (Down 5.10%)
  • Energy (Down 3.98%)
  • Information Technology (Down 1.74%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

  • Global investment giant Oaktree Capital Management anticipates the risk of US recession subsequent year is growing because of weaker household expenses and disposable income. At the same time businesses are experiencing increasing commodity prices as well as labour cost inflation.
  • EML Payments Limited has been reduced its guidance for underlying EBITDA, NPATA and revenue in its FY2022 guidance update.
  • The rising interest rate is a concern amongst investors.
  • There are also concerns related to steep economic downturn in the US and other parts of the world, weighing on stock markets worldwide.
  • Dow closed up by 0.8%, S&P 500 was gained by 0.6% and NASDAQ closed up by 1.3%.
  • The Hang Seng gaining 0.37%, and the FTSE 100 is down by 1.88% today.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

90 Day Average Volume Outlier:

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