Wall St continued its slide overnight, with all 3 of the major indices closing in the red for the second straight day. Investors continue to pull back from the AI industry with Nvidia sliding 1% and Oracle nearly 2%, as concerns about overvaluation persist. The broader market closed down 0.28%, the Dow Jones fell 0.37%, and the Nasdaq ended the session down 0.34%, as the AI slide was countered by a nearly 6% surge for Intel, after Bloomberg reported the chipmaker is seeking an investment from Apple.
Europe saw a mixed session overnight – the UK’s FTSE and German DAX both saw overnight gains or 0.29% and 0.23% respectively, while the French CAC fell over half a percent, and the broader STOXX 600 closed down 0.19%.
Locally yesterday, the ASX saw its worst trading day in 3 weeks, ending the session with a 0.92% decline. A large catalyst for the drop was ABS report that consumer prices rose 3.0% in the year to August, which was higher than economists had predicted – indicating that inflation remains sticky. 9 of the 11 major sectors closed lower, with only energy and utilities seeing gains, largely driven by a rise in oil prices. The financial sector took the biggest hit, especially the big 4 banks, which all slid between 1.5% and 3% on the day.
What to watch today:
- Looking ahead to today, the SPI futures indicate the ASX continue to slide, predicting a 0.47% drop at the open.
- In commodities, Crude Oil is trading up 2.09% at 64 US dollars and 73 cents per barrel after Donald Trump ramped up his hawkish rhetoric against Russia, sparking concerns about supply limitations.
- Gold is trading down 0.62% at 3740 US dollars per ounce, and Iron or is trading flat at $105.50 per Tonne.
Trading ideas:
- Bell Potter has maintained its buy rating on Regal Partners (ASX:RPL) and increased the target price from $3.55 per share to $4.10 per share, off the back of a report that the company’s end of August funds under management (FUM) reached $19.2billion, which beat forecasts.
- Trading Central have identified a bearish signal in Champion Iron (ASX:CIA), indicating that the stock price may fall from the close of $4.59 per share to the range of $3.30 to $3.50 per share over a period of 101 days, according to the standard principles of technical analysis.
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