End of Day Report – Thursday 2 October: ASX 200 up 100 points | Gold, banks and CSL

A very solid day with the ASX 200 up 100 points to 8946 (1.3%). Most sectors firing. Banks on mortgage growth, resources on commodity prices and CSL on pharma tariff news perhaps? CBA rose 1.7% despite some IT issues, the Big Bank Basket rose to $287.36 (+1.5%). Wealth managers also doing well with GQG up 3.8% and PNI rising 2.6%. PPT up 6.9%. Insurers also firm. REITs sprinted away led by GMG up 2.2% and healthcare had a great day with CSL breathing a small sigh of tariff relief perhaps, up 3.%. Industrials were mixed, QAN up 0.7% with WTC falling another 0.9% as XRO found some support. REA dropped 1,9% as it made an acquisition, looking a bit worried about its CoStar. 

Resources were strong as BHP bounced 1.1% and RIO and FMG firmed. Gold miners were back in demand with NST up 3.9% and NEM up 1.7%. GMD ran 3.5% higher. Lithium stocks also doing well, MIN up 4.2% and PLS up 5.1%. Uranium too bid up, LOT up 7.1% and PDN up 5.9%. Some notable losers today in DRO, EOS and 4DX after death- defying rally comes to an end. 

In corporate news, A1N rose 0.9% on its CEO stepping down. JHX up 1.2% as it defended the indefensible on salaries and incentives. BSL shuffled its board ahead of AGM. On the economic front, the trade balance shrank sharply as gold shipments fell hard. Asian markets muted as China National Day takes precedence. Japan up 1.1%.

10-year yields steady at 4.34%

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