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Highlights
- The ASX 200 benchmark index closed up today (September 9), gaining 0.66% to 6,894.20 points.
- Over the last five days, the index has gained 0.96%, but is down 7.39% for the last year to date.
- Materials was the best performing sector, gaining 3.29%.
- Consumer staples was the worst performing sector today, losing 1.24%.
The S&P/ASX200 closed higher on Friday (09 September), gaining 45.50 points or 0.66% to end at 6,894.20 points.
Key pointers from ASX close today
- The ASX 200 benchmark index closed up today, gaining 0.66% to 6,894.20 points.
- Top performing stocks were Mineral Resources Limited (ASX:MIN) and Tyro Payments Limited (ASX:TYR), up 13.58% and 9.13% respectively.
- Bottom performing stocks in this index were Imugene Limited (ASX:IMU) and Life360 Inc (ASX:360), ending 4.26% and 4.57% lower respectively.
- Over the last five days, the index has gained 0.96%, but is down 7.39% for the last year to date.
- Five out of 11 sectors ended the day in green zone.
- Materials was the best performing sector, gaining 3.29%.
- Consumer staples was the worst performing sector today, losing 1.24%.
- Volatility indicator A-VIX index was down 4.18% at 4.32 PM AEST.
- The All-ordinaries Index gained 0.76%.
Newsmakers
Alligator Energy (ASX:AGE): A high-resolution ground gravity survey has been started by Alligator Energy across the Blackbush deposit inside the Samphire Uranium Project in South Australia.
The company has hired Daishsat Geodetic Surveyors to carry out the survey.
Meanwhile, shares of Alligator Energy closed at AU$0.075 per share, up 7.14% on ASX today.
Lithium Power International (ASX:LPI): Lithium Power International has received commitments to raise AU$25 million.
The money will be raised by selling 41,666,667 brand-new, fully paid common shares to sophisticated, institutional, and professional investors for 60 cents apiece.
Shares of Lithium Power closed at AU$0.65 per share, down 6.47% on ASX today.
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Data Source- ASX website dated 09 September 2022
Bond yield
Australia’s 10-year Bond Yield stands at 3.58% as of 4.52 PM AEST.
In global markets
Wall Street showed modest gains on Thursday( September 8), as the investors seem to have digested the hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve officials, that backed bigger rate hikes at their upcoming meeting.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the central bank is "strongly" focusing on bringing down inflation, and would stay on its track until it comes under their target level.
The S&P 500 rose 0.66% to 4,006.18. The Dow Jones was up 0.61% to 31,774.52. The NASDAQ Composite added 0.60% to 11,862.13, and the small-cap Russell 2000 rose 0.81% to 1,846.91.
In Asia, Nikkei in Japan jumped 0.53%, the Asia Dow gained 1.52% while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong increased by 2.66% and Shanghai Composite in China advanced 0.83% at 4.57 PM AEST.
In commodities markets
Crude Oil WTI was spotted trading at US$83.40/bbl while Brent Oil was at US$89.42/bbl at 4.57 PM AEST.
Gold was at US$1722.11 an ounce, copper was at US$3.607/Lbs and iron ore was at US$101.50/T at 4.58 PM AEST.
