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Highlights
- The ASX 200 benchmark index closed up today, gaining 14.30 points or 0.21% to end at 6,842.90 points.
- Over the last five days, the index is virtually unchanged, but is down 8.08% for the last year to date.
- Energy was the best performing sector, gaining 3.72%.
The S&P/ASX200 closed higher on Thursday (15 September), gaining 14.30 points or 0.21% to end at 6,842.90 points.
The fall in defensive companies were balanced by gains in energy producers and the big banks.
Key pointers from ASX close today
- The ASX 200 benchmark index closed up today, gaining 14.30 points or 0.21% to end at 6,842.90 points.
- Top performing stocks were Coronado Global Resources Inc (ASX:CRN) and New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX:NHC), ), up 9.14% and 6.01% respectively.
- Bottom performing stocks in this index were Lake Resources N.L. (ASX:LKE) and South32 Limited (ASX:S32), ending 12.73% and 7.41% lower respectively.
- Over the last five days, the index is virtually unchanged, but is down 8.08% for the last year to date.
- More sectors are lower than higher today, despite the gain in the S&P/ASX 200 Index.
- Energy was the best performing sector, gaining 3.72%.
- A-REIT was the worst performing sector today, losing 0.93%.
- Volatility indicator A-VIX index was up 4.07% at 4.09 PM AEST.
- The All-ordinaries Index gained 0.15%.
Newsmakers
Whitebark Energy (ASX:WBE): Whitebark Energy, an oil and gas exploration firm, has received definite pledges to raise AU$1.1 million through a share placement.
The money will be raised by selling up to 733,333,334 new ordinary shares to professional investors for 0.15 cents each.
Meanwhile, shares of Whitebark Energy closed trading at flat AU$0.0020 each on ASX today.
Australian Vanadium (ASX:AVL): Reverse circulation drilling tests for more than 840 meters were received by Australian Vanadium (AVL) at the Coates project in Western Australia.
In order to facilitate lithological and geochemical studies with an emphasis on nickel-copper-platinum group element (PGE) potential, the business drilled 11 RC pre-collar holes earlier this year in addition to half-finished diamond coring.
Meanwhile, shares of Australian Vanadium closed trading at AU$0.047 each, up 6.82% on ASX today.
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Data Source- ASX website dated 15 September 2022
Bond yield
Australia’s 10-year Bond Yield stands at 3.71% as of 4.37 PM AEST.
In global markets
On Wednesday, 14 September, Wall Street indices ended their respective sessions on a mixed note as traders profited from certain oversold equities following a significant selloff on Tuesday (13 September) following inflation data.
The S&P 500 rose 0.34% to 3,946.01. The Dow Jones was up 0.10% to 31,135.09. The NASDAQ Composite added 0.74% to 11,719.68, and the small-cap Russell 2000 rose 0.38% to 1,838.46.
In Asia, Nikkei in Japan jumped 0.21%, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong increased by 0.28% while the Asia Dow lost 1.78% and Shanghai Composite in China decreased by 1.38% at 4.37 PM AEST.
In commodities markets
Crude Oil WTI was spotted trading at US$88.52/bbl while Brent Oil was at US$93.76/bbl at 4.41 PM AEST today.
Gold was at US$1687.34 an ounce, copper was at US$3.54/Lbs and iron ore was at US$103.50/T at 4.42 PM AEST on 15 September 2022.
