About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of the ASX 200 and the performance of various sectors including banks, financials, and retail.

The ASX 200 fell 50 pts to 8793 (0.6%) again today, with most sectors heading lower. Banks were weak again as the Big Bank Basket fell to $288.80 (-0.8%). WBC dropped 0.7% and NAB off 0.2%. Financials generally were weak across the spectrum, insurers fell, QBE down 0.8%, MQG falling 0.6% off its recent highs. ZIP managed to hold fast, GQG fell 3.0% as tech continues higher. REITS slid, GMG down 1.1% and CHC off 2.5%. Retail fell too, JBH off 1.2% and KGN falling 2.2%. WES continued lower agai...

People in this episode

Host: Marcus Today

Topics covered

• ASX 200
• financial markets
• investing
• oil
• gas
• uranium
• stock performance

Keywords

• ASX 200
• financials
• investing
• stock market
• oil
• gas
• uranium
• banks
• retail

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASX 200, WBC, NAB, QBE, MQG, ZIP, GQG, GMG, CHC, JBH

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