End of Day Report – Tuesday 10 June: ASX 200 up 72 points, new record | Banks lead

Market Updates

ASX 200 kicks off the week in style, up 72 points to 8587, a new record. Banks kicked again with CBA up 1.2% and NAB running 1.5% higher. The Big Bank Basket up to $284.50 (1.2%). MQG kicked 1.1% with financials generally doing well, IFL up 0.9% and ZIP up 6.4% on BNPL reforms. REITs also in demand, GMG up 2.1% and MGR better by 2.2% with healthcare better too, CSL up 0.9%. Retail stocks rallied as JBH gained 2.1% and ALL up 3.6% and tech stocks in demand, WTC up 2.4% and XRO rising 1.8% with the all-tech index up 1.6%. In resources, iron ore miners mixed, gold miners sold down aggressively, GMD off 1.3% with EVN down 3.8% and shorts in the lithium space gaining momentum. PLS up 5.5% and LTR up 4.8% with MIN gaining 5.1%. Rare earth stocks remain in favour and oil and gas stocks better. Uranium stocks tried to put in another stellar day but off the highs, PDN up 3.6% and BOE up 2.1%. In corporate news, ASB rallied another 7.3% as the US approved Hanwha holding. NXT up 5.2% on Malaysian expansion plans. MVF cratered 26.9% on another clinical issue. JLG in a trading halt pending a change of control announcement. Nothing on the economic front, Asian markets slightly higher, Japan up 0.2% and HK down 0.5% and China down 0.6%. 10-year yields at 4.26%, steady.

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