The ASX 200 lost 76 points to 8883 (0.8%) as losses accelerated in the banks as the day wore on. The Big Bank Basket fell to $283.25 (-1.1%). ANZ bucked the trend as it unveiled its new strategy and suspended the buyback. It was up 3.3%. MQG slumped 4.0% and other financials also in the naughty corner, NWL down 4.0% and HUB dropping 5.6%. REITS pretty flat, Insurers slightly lower, SUN down 1.2%. Industrials showed losses with QAN down 1.6%, SGH off 3.1% and ALL falling 2.5%. Retail eased, investors sought refuge in WOW and COL. Tech was hit hard, the All-Tech Index down 2.7% with WTC off another 2.5% and XRO continuing to slide, off 1.5%. REA fell 1.6% and ORG lost 1.6%.
In resources, gold and rare earths were the shining lights, NEM up 2.9% with NST gaining 1.3%. LYC pushed ever higher, ARU gained 18.3% and ILU up 2.3%. Copper stocks slipped, BHP down 0.8% and FMG fell 0.4%. Oil and gas stocks continued to fall, STO down 1.7% and WHC falling 0.9%. Uranium stocks lost a little.
In corporate news, SS1 jumped 18.1% on US news, QAN fell on the leaked data and TWE is having a serious hangover on US and China sales issues, down 15.0%. TOE jumped 38.5% on a takeover from IsoEnergy. For BHP it looks like some progress has been made on the Chinese pricing standoff.
On the economic front, Jim Chalmers made some sensible changes to superannuation. A super-sized backflip with pike!
Asian markets were weaker as expected on Tariff news, Chinese exports though are booming. Japan closed for Sports Day holiday China down 1.7% and HK off 3.0%.
10-year yields fell to 4.29%.
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