ASX 200 afternoon report: 9 May 2024
Find out below who have been the shakers and movers in today’s session on the ASX 200.
The ASX 200 trades 82 points (-1.05%) lower at 7722 at 3.00 pm AEST.
The ASX 200 has snapped a five-day winning streak today, emphatically rejecting the 7800 level it pushed above yesterday to erase all its post-RBA rally.
It's not lost on this observer that today's selloff is the third time in two months that a rally above 7800 has been cut short by the emergence of an aggressive sell order, that had a snowball effect on the local market.
While we can't confirm if today's sell order is linked to the previous selloffs on 11 March and 3 April, it does serve as a cautionary sign that today's decline could extend further.
ASX 200 stocks
Consumer-facing stocks
Consumer Discretionary stocks have been heavily marked down after disappointing trading updates.
- Baby Bunting: - 23.42% to $1.46
- Temple and Webster: -12.20% to $11.08
- Adairs: - 5.37% to $1.94
- Nick Scali: - 5% to $14.64
Banking sector
- Westpac: -5.61% to $26.35 after it went ex-dividend
- CBA: -1.93% to $117.43 despite its quarterly trading update impressing banking analysts
- NAB: - 1.22% to $33.54
- ANZ: -1.13% to $28.79
- Macquarie: + 0.21% to $191.12
Mining sector
The big mining stocks lost ground as iron ore fell 2.63% overnight to $115.10.
- Fortescue: - 0.86% to $26.40
- BHP: - 0.62% to $43.11
- Mineral Resources: - 0.65% to $76.69
- Rio Tinto: - 0.20% to $129.95
Real estate sector
The rebound in the real estate sector hit the skids as US yields rose for a third straight session ahead of next week's all-important April CPI release.
- Lend Lease: - 2.28% to $6.21
- Domain: -2.22% to $3.08
- Goodman: - 1.88% to $33.64
- Scentre: - 1.71% to $3.16
Energy sector
Energy stocks gained as the price of crude oil rebounded above $79.00 following lower-than-expected US inventories, sparing the index further blushes.
- Beach Energy: +1.9% to $1.61
- AGL: + 1.68% to $10.30
- Woodside: + 1.11% to $28.19
- Santos: + 0.40% to $7.66
ASX 200 technical analysis
In the lead-up to today’s sell-off, we have favoured the view that the pullback from the 7910 high was missing another leg lower (Wave C) to complete a three-wave corrective ABC Elliott wave correction.
Today's sell-off suggests a Wave B high is in place at 7814, and Wave C has commenced, which targets a move towards Wave quality at 7390ish. A sustained move below 7700 in the coming sessions would greatly increase confidence in the view.
ASX 200 daily chart
- Source: Tradingview. The figures stated are as of 9 May 2024. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. This report does not contain and is not to be taken as containing any financial product advice or financial product recommendation.
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