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Welcome To The Australian Investor

Morning Market Mood: Thursday June 20th, 2013



The Australian market will open lower today after yesterday’s Federal Policy meeting in the US saw a cut back in economic stimulus in the region, raising concerns about global growth prospects. Following the outcome, the Aussie dollar took a plunge of almost 2.5 cents and was recently trading at 93.02 US cents. On the ASX24, the SPI contract will open 58 points lower at 4,778.

In the US, the keenly awaited policy meeting saw Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the central bank may begin to ease on asset purchasing later this year as the eoconmic risks begin to subside and may complete its $85b bond buying program by mid 2014. The S&P 500 was recently down 23 points, or 1.38%, at 1,629 while the Dowgave up 206 points, or 1.35% to settle at 15, 112. The Nasdaq fell 1.13% while Yields on 10-year Treasury notes jumped 17 basis points to 2.36 percent, the highest level since March last year and the greenback rose 0.9% against its 6 major global peers.




European stocks fell following the outcome of the policy meeting while Nordea Bank in Sweden plunged by the most in a year. The benchmark Stoxx 600 dipped a point to sit at 292 while London’s FTSE 100 fell 25 points, or 0.40%, to sit at 6, 349. Germans DAX gave up 0.40% while in France, the CAC dipped 0.56%. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.40% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose by 0.2%.

In the commodity market, a rise in iron ore out of China softened the blow for the two major miners BHP and Rio who were unable to escape the steep declines the day had to offer. BHP fell 2.78% in US trade, Rio Tinto 1.59%. Spot iron ore for import to China yesterday rose $2.30 to US$120 per dry metric tonne. Industrial metals continued to show uneasy signs following the policy meeting update, with copper posting a third straight downfall. US copper for July delivery sagged 0.7% or 2 cents at US$3.13 a pound. In London, copper lost 1.1%, aluminium 0.6%, lead 1.1%, nickel 0.35%, tin 0.2% and zinc 0.1%.

Gold retreated to a four-week low as the greenback strengthened and the Fed’s announced easing on asset purchasing. Gold futures for August delivery fell US$16.40 or 1.2 percent to $1,350.20 an ounce, in a low density trading session. July silver dropped 39 cents or 1.8% to US$21.29 an ounce.

Oil seemed to hold off on the pressure a bit better than other part of the market, only surrendering a slight portion of its recent gains. WTI for July delivery, which expires tomorrow, dropped 40 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $98.01a barrel after dropping as low as almost 1% during the days trading.

In economic news, we can expect the CommBank business sales indicator for May and the RBA quarterly bulletin. Europe releases manufacturing and services data tonight, plus consumer confidence and the Eurogroup is set for a meeting in Brussels. In the US, we can expect flash manufacturing, existing home sales, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index, a leading index and natural gas storage.

Market News


20-Jun-2013

Universal Coal announced Facility Close
20-Jun-2013

Petratherm awarded $13M Government Grant to advance Geothermal Energy project
20-Jun-2013

PRO-PAC PACKAGING AQUIRES ECO FOOD PACK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
19-Jun-2013

STARFISH-1 WELL COMMENCES IN GHANA
19-Jun-2013

Allied’s Herpes Vaccine receives approval to commence Phase 1 Clinical Trial
19-Jun-2013

Multiplex European Property Fund announces Special Distribution and Update
19-Jun-2013

iSonea Selects International Manufacturing Partner to Scale Up AirSonea™ Production
19-Jun-2013

AusTex reports drilling success in Kansas
18-Jun-2013

DRILLING COMMENCES IN KAZAKHSTAN
18-Jun-2013

Successful Completion of Equity Raising for 360
18-Jun-2013

Merchant House International makes a profit of AU$9.06M through Disposal of Premises
18-Jun-2013

Lend Lease reaffirms it is on track to deliver FY13 earnings expectations
18-Jun-2013

Newera Resources reports Significant shallow coal intercepts in phase 3 drilling
18-Jun-2013

ICON ENERGY EXERCISES US$18 MILLION PUT OPTION WITH BEACH ENERGY
17-Jun-2013

Data# 3 FY2013 profit forecast
17-Jun-2013

Macquarie Telecom Announces Earnings Guidance Update for 2013 Full-Year Results
17-Jun-2013

Shaw River Manganese identifies New Manganese Zones at Otjo
17-Jun-2013

Lend Lease restructures Australian Construction and Infrastructure businesses
17-Jun-2013

NIB reaffirms FY guidance
14-Jun-2013

Codan revises profit
14-Jun-2013

Allied Consolidated Limited acquires Check-In.com.au
14-Jun-2013

Antisense reports Positive New Animal Data on ATL1103
14-Jun-2013

Steadfast announces all EGM resolutions passed
14-Jun-2013

Unemployment eases creation of new jobs low
13-Jun-2013

Leighton subsidiary wins Sydney University contract
13-Jun-2013

Aphrodite Gold planning to build a Modern Regional Gold Processing Plant
13-Jun-2013

Avanco agrees to key terms on US$58M deb facility
13-Jun-2013

BetaShares Australian ETF Review May 2013
13-Jun-2013

QRxPHARMA GRANTED US PATENT ON HYBRID OPIOIDS
12-Jun-2013

Commissioners Gold acquires Saulito as Plant Satellite
12-Jun-2013

Benitec receives a favourable RAC review for Hepatitis C Therapeutic
12-Jun-2013

Aphrodite boosts contained gold resource by 35% to 1.4Mozs
12-Jun-2013

Millennium Minerals Expands Potential with High-Grade Gold results at All Nations deposit
12-Jun-2013

Avanco requests Voluntary Suspension
12-Jun-2013

Modun selected by Mongolian Government as Preferred Supplier of Coal Briquettes
12-Jun-2013

Dyesol Share Purchase Plan Increased to $4 million
11-Jun-2013

Terramin appoints new CEO
11-Jun-2013

Reel Media acquires managed IT services business
11-Jun-2013

G8 Education increases dividend by 20%
11-Jun-2013

Physicians Overwhelmingly Support AirSonea™ Asthma Monitoring Technology
11-Jun-2013

Bionomics completes enrolment for BNC105 Phase II renal cancer trial
11-Jun-2013

GoConnect and TEN Launch New Free WiFi TV Platform
07-Jun-2013

TTG announces agreement with IPP
07-Jun-2013

GRANT OF NEW TENEMENT IN QUEENSLAND EPM 18449
07-Jun-2013

Uranex reports High – Grade Graphite results from Nachu Project
07-Jun-2013

Leading Corporation awards NEXTDC five year contract
07-Jun-2013

Select Harvest projects a bumper crop for 2013
07-Jun-2013

MLA announces acquisition of animal stem cell therapy and healthcare company MediVet for $10 million
06-Jun-2013

Farm-out commences to appraise major Spanish gas discovery
06-Jun-2013

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