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

ASX/200 Closed Higher By 1.29%; Lifted by Material

By the end of the trading session on 15 September 2023, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 ended higher by 1.29% and settled at 7,279.00. All 11 sectors closed higher along with the ASX 200.

Materials and Information Technology sectors were the top-gaining sectors, gaining 2.72% and 1.74% respectively in their index values.

Syrah Resources Limited (ASX: SYR) and Life 360 Limited (ASX: 360) were the top gainers, with 8.181% and 6.689% growth in share prices, respectively. The Star Entertainment Limited (ASX: SGR) and Abacus Group Limited (ASX: ABG) were the top losers, with 2.841% and 2.753% drop in share prices, respectively.

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Top gainer for the day:

  • Materials (Up 2.72%)
  • Information Technology (Down 1.74%)

 

Other Factors influencing the market:

  • Rio Tinto shares surged by 3% to reach AU$118.9, marking their most substantial weekly increase since November of the previous year.
  • Qantas shares, which initially started the session 1.3% higher, saw a slight gain of 0.4% to reach AU$5.61, despite facing challenges from the competition watchdog.
  • Ramsay Health Care's shares inched up by 0.2% to reach AU$51.61, despite a credit downgrade to BBB- by Fitch Ratings due to increased debt levels.
  • Oil prices experienced an upswing on Thursday, reaching their highest point for the year. This was driven by expectations of a tighter supply situation, which overshadowed concerns about weaker economic growth and rising US crude inventories.
  • In the stock market, the Dow recorded a gain of 0.22%, the S&P 500 displayed a 0.14% increase, and the NASDAQ exhibited a 0.09% rise in value.
  • Meanwhile, the Hang Seng index saw a notable increase of 0.89%, and the FTSE 100 displayed a substantial gain of 1.95% on the current trading day.

 Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

90-Day Average Volume Outlier:

 

 

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