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Highlights
- The ASX 200 benchmark index closed in green today (November 9), gaining 40.40 points or 0.58% to end at 6,999.30 points.
- Over the last five days, the index is virtually unchanged, but is down 5.98% for the last year to date.
- Materials was the biggest gainer, advancing 2.47% followed by A-REIT which ended 1.45% up, while Telecommunications Services falls 1.41%.
The ASX 200 benchmark index closed in green today (November 9), gaining 40.40 points or 0.58% to end at 6,999.30 points.
Key pointers from ASX close today
- The ASX 200 benchmark index closed in green today (November 9), gaining 40.40 points or 0.58% to end at 6,999.30 points.
- St Barbara Ltd (ASX:SBM) and Regis Resources Limited (ASX:RRL) gained the most on the index, moving ahead 13.00% and 12.66% respectively.
- News Corporation (ASX:NWS) and Whitehaven Co (ASX:WHC) fell 11.15% and 8.50% respectively.
- Over the last five days, the index is virtually unchanged, but is down 5.98% for the last year to date.
- Three out of 11 sectors closed in green today.
- Materials was the biggest gainer, advancing 2.47% followed by A-REIT which ended 1.45% up, while Telecommunications Services falls 1.41%.
- The All-Ordinaries Index gained 0.52%.
Newsmakers
Peregrine Gold (ASX:PGD): Within its Newman gold property in Western Australia, Peregrine Gold (PGD) has discovered visible gold at the Birdsnest prospect, according to an ASX filing today (9 November).
This discovery is the result of a costean programme that was finished close to the historical rock chip sample that was reported last year.
Meanwhile, shares of Peregrine closed trading at AU$0.45 each, up 3.45% on ASX today.
Kairos Minerals (ASX:KAI): Through the analysis of more than 3500 soil samples taken at its Roe Hills property in Western Australia, Kairos Minerals has discovered at least seven additional lithium prospects, the company said in an ASX filing today (9 November).
The caesium, rubidium, and tin anomalies are related to fractionated granites and pegmatites, particularly highly fractionated lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites, which are connected with the lithium anomalies.
Meanwhile, shares of Kairos closed at AU$0.033 per share, up 6.45% on ASX today.
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Data source- ASX website dated 8 November 2022
Bond yield
Australia’s 10-year Bond Yield stands at 3.89% as of 5.21 PM AEDT.
In global markets
The market continued to stage a comeback from last week's hysteria about US interest rates thanks to encouraging signals from the US and commodity markets.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.56% to 3,828.11. The Dow Jones was up 1.02% to 33,160.83. The NASDAQ Composite gained 0.49% to 10,616.20, and the small-cap Russell 2000 decreased 0.049% to 1,808.93.
In Asia, the Asia Dow gained 0.35% while Nikkei in Japan fell 0.56%, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 1.59% and Shanghai Composite in China decreased by 0.41% at 5.30 PM AEDT.
In commodities markets
Crude Oil WTI was spotted trading at US$88.43/bbl while Brent Oil was at US$95.23/bbl at 5.35 PM AEDT.
Gold was at US$1708.97 an ounce, copper was at US$3.69/Lbs and iron ore was at US$91.00/T at 5.35 PM AEDT.
