Morning traders. Thanks loungers, especially @Ravgnome.
Outlook for the day: Negative for a second day as rate-hike worries following yesterday's grim inflation data overshadow slim gains on Wall Street and improvements in iron ore and copper. The ASX 200 dropped 0.71% yesterday after a spike in annual headline inflation sharpened fears the next move in rates will be upwards.
ASX futures: down 85 points or 1.09%
Overnight themes:
- Megacap tech stocks steered Wall Street's benchmarks higher despite weakness in most sectors as investors await inflation data and a presidential debate later this week.
- A late rally in Nvidia helped the Nasdaq outperform with a gain of 0.49%. Amazon, Tesla and Apple all gained at least 2%.
- The S&P 500 advanced 0.16% to a second straight gain despite only three sectors of eleven lifting - the three dominated by the "Magnificent 7" group of megacaps.
- The Dow trailed with a gain of 0.04% as more than half its component companies declined. Amazon and Apple were the best performers.
- Without major economic data to offer direction, trading was choppy until a modest late surge.
- "Investors are sitting on their hands, waiting for tomorrow's presidential debate and for additional economic news in particular this Friday's PCE [inflation report]" - Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA (per Reuters).
- Bank stocks retreated ahead of the regulator's annual stress tests. The financial sector dropped 0.47%.
- The energy sector fell 0.86% despite a rise in crude prices.
- Amazon joined Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet in the US$2 trillion club with a rise of 3.9% to a new record.
- Iron ore rallied for a second day amid reports of buyers betting on fresh Chinese stimulus measures next month. "Some investors are trading on expectations of possible stimulus in July," according to Cheng Peng, a Beijing-based analyst at Sinosteel Futures quoted by Reuters. Benchmark ore climbed 3.4% in China.
- A fund of battery metal miners rebounded in the US after slumping on Tuesday to its lowest since 2020. The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech exchange traded fund bounced 3.03%.
Key events today:
- Inflation expectations - 11 am AEST
- US final GDP - tonight
- US durable goods - tonight
- US pending home sales - tonight
S&P 500: up 9 points or 0.16%
Dow: up 16 points or 0.04%
Nasdaq: up 88 points or 0.49%
Dollar: down 0.06% to 66.5 US cents
Iron ore (Dalian): up 3.4% to US$113.67
Brent crude: up 24 US cents or 0.28% to US$85.25
Natural gas (US futures): down 4.35% to US$2.74
Gold: down US$17.60 or 0.76% to US$2,313.20
Silver: down 11 US cents or 0.38% to US$28.76
NYSE Arca Gold Bugs: up 0.22%
Bitcoin: down 1.44% to US$60,999
Copper (LME): up 0.25% to US$9,595
Nickel (LME): down 0.58% to US$17,135
Uranium (spot price): up 0.87% to US$85
Lithium carbonate (China spot): down 0.18% to US$12,600
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF: up 3.03%
BHP: up 0.63% (US); up 0.85% (UK)
Rio Tinto: up 0.42% (US); up 0.53% (UK)
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