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YESTERDAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Global Ticker Daily Change S&P 500 at Seven-Month High; OPEC Fails to Reach Agreement U.S. stocks rose, with the S&P 500 reaching a seven-month high, amid signs of steady job gains that indicated the economy is strong enough for higher interest rates as early as this summer. Equities extended a climb in the final hour of trading as health-care shares rallied to erase losses for the year, while retailers beaten down in May rebounded. The S&P 500 gained 0.3 percent to 2,105.26 at 4 p.m. in New York, the highest since Nov. 3, after erasing earlier losses of as much as 0.5 percent. The gauge closed above 2,100 for the first time since April 20. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.4 percent. European stocks were little changed after Mario Draghi kept broadly similar inflation forecasts for the euro area, while energy producers fell after OPEC members failed to agree on a new output ceiling. S&P 500 +0.28% Dow Jones +0.27% NASDAQ +0.39% STOXX 600 +0.07% FTSE100-0.10% DAX30 +0.03% Crude Oil +0.33% Gold -0.17% The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added less than 0.1 percent at the close of trading. After falling as much as 5.4 percent from an April 20 high, European shares regained momentum at the end of May.
THE ASX YESTERDAY IN REVIEW AUS Ticker Change ASX Continues to Ease; Falls Below 5,300 The ASX continued to ease on Thursday to fall for a third straight day and hitting a one month low. Following a 1% decline on Wednesday, the ASX dipped a further 0.8% to settle at 5,279 points. It appears that investors shift their focus once again overseas with important events ahead of us such as the US interest rate decision or the Brexit Vote in the UK. Following three months of gains, investors reduce exposure preparing themselves for a period which the market believes will see higher levels of volatility. The market selloff was broad based as nearly all sectors fell. Financial stocks declined the most shedding 1.2%, while resource companies dropped 1%. The big banks as well as the largest miners dragged the market lower, however small-mid cap stocks held up considerably well. The Small Ordinaries Index fell only 0.3%, yet again outperforming the broader market. ASX200-0.83% ALLORDS -0.76% CBA -1.20% BHP -1.35% WBC -1.48% NAB -1.57% WPP +4.48% RLE +9.80% OZL -1.28%
DAILY PRICE ACTIVITY AUSTRALIA ASX200 price action yesterday
UPCOMING DIVIDENDS Tasty dividends & distributions DATE CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT ASX CODE COMPANY NAME EX DIVIDEND PAY DATE AMOUNT FRANKING % KMD Kathmandu Holdings 02 Jun 2016 17 Jun 2016 2.67 0.00 RHL Ruralco Holdings 02 Jun 2016 21 Jun 2016 8.00 100.00 SSM Service Stream 02 Jun 2016 10 Jun 2016 5.00 0.00 EVO Evolve Education Group 07 Jun 2016 20 Jun 2016 2.23 0.00 PPCG CBND 9.50% 06-16 6M 07 Jun 2016 16 Jun 2016 476.30 -- ALQ ALS 08 Jun 2016 01 Jul 2016 6.00 40.00 JHX James Hardie 08 Jun 2016 05 Aug 2016 31.87 0.00 ANZHA BND 3M 06-22 Q RD T 09 Jun 2016 20 Jun 2016 126.40 -- GSBK35 TB 2.75% 06-35 6M 09 Jun 2016 21 Jun 2016 137.50 -- GSBK39 TB 3.25% 06-39 6M 09 Jun 2016 21 Jun 2016 162.50 -- GSIQ25 TIB +3.00% 09-25 3M 09 Jun 2016 20 Jun 2016 87.81 -- GSIQ30 TIB +2.50% 09-30 3M 09 Jun 2016 20 Jun 2016 71.39 -- Courtesy of http://www.morningstar.com.au/stocks/upcomingdividends
WHATS HOT? WHATS NOT? MIN.asx - steaming hot REG.asx - cooling down DATE CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Mineral Resources Ltd is the best performing stock on the ASX 200, up over 105% year-todate. The company has recovered significantly and is trading at a price last seen in 2014, however it is worth noting that MIN is still well below its 2012 peak. MIN has recently increased its offtake agreement for the Mt Marion Lithium project. Investors seem to question the aggressive acquisition strategy through which Regis is trying to combat a low growth environment. A number of research firms have published negative research notes which helped accelerate selling, while Regis dependency on government income is a risk.
ECONOMIC NEWS What to look out for: DATE CODE COMPANY No economic data in Australia Chinese services data expected to show expansion US jobs report will be the key data point tonight. Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of people employed during the previous month, excluding the farming industry.
NEWSWORTHY This caught our attention.. TFS DATE Corporation CODE COMPANY Provides Trading Update for 9 ANNOUNCEMENT Months Ended 31 March The world s largest owner of Indian sandalwood plantations TFS Corporation (ASX:TFC) provided a trading update to the market for the nine months ended 31 March 2016. Cash earnings rose 16% while revenue climbed 10%. Cash EBITDA for the period was $12.1 million compared to $10.4 million in the same period last year. The rise in earnings is due to higher sales to institutional investors. Total revenues were $162 million which is inclusive of cash revenues totalling $83 million. Non-cash revenues as well as net profit after tax which are a result of plantation revaluations were lower during the period due to unfavourable foreign exchange movements. Net profit after tax was $66.2million which compares to $81.3million last year. Click Here to Read the Full Story
LATEST UPDATE FROM WISE-OWL WPP AUNZ Ltd (WPP) Growth CODE Portfolio: COMPANY WPP AUNZ Ltd (WPP) - Buy ANNOUNCEMENT WPP AUNZ Ltd ("WPP", "the Company"), formerly STW Communications Limited, is an Australian services company focused on advertising, marketing and communications. The company's advertising channels include television, radio, print, outdoor and electronic. In April 2016, the Company merged with the Australian and New Zealand business of WPP plc ("WPP") which forms an entity that generates proforma sales of ~$850million pa. WPP offers profitable exposure to the domestic marketing and advertising industry. The merger represents a major rationalisation of the domestic ad services industry and synergies could drive margin growth. Integration risks, balance sheet gearing and post election market momentum are principal risks. New debt facilities provide WPP with sufficient working capital to unlock value from the transaction. Attracted to the competitive position of this newly formed entity, we initiate coverage with a 'buy' recommendation. ASX:WPP Buy Last Price: $1.12 Target: $1.60 Stop: $0.80 Outlook: 12m+ Click Here to View Full Report
OUR VIEWS AT A GLANCE Find below a summary of Wise-owl s current market views CODE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT The ASX 200 has potential to outperform international markets in 2016/17 We continue to focus on small-mid cap stocks There are individual opportunities on the ASX 200 We favour the risk/reward ratio for gold miners We see value in European equities We see little upside for US stocks
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