End of Day Report – Wednesday 29 April: ASX 200 falls 24 points | CPI slightly better than expected

About this episode

The episode discusses the ASX 200's decline and the CPI's performance against expectations.

The ASX 200 slipped another 24 pts to 8687 (0.3%) as CPI beat expectations. Banks eased back again, the Big Bank Basket fell to $286.25 (-1.1%) with CBA off 1.4% and WBC falling 1.0%. Financials mixed, CGF 1.0% better, MFG finding friends and ZIP up 0.8%. Insurers firmed on bond yields, QBE up 0.5% and MPL up 1.5%. Industrials mixed again, CSL falling around 2.4% and COH dropping 3.2%. TLS fell 0.4%, WOW and COL eased back and SEK dropped 3.0%. Tech stocks were mixed, 360 up 0.9% and WTC fall...

People in this episode

Host: Marcus Today

Topics covered

• ASX performance
• CPI report
• banking sector
• financial markets
• investment analysis
• stock movements

Keywords

• ASX 200
• CPI
• banking
• financials
• stock market
• investment
• economic indicators

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASX 200, CPI, CBA, WBC, CGF, MFG, ZIP, QBE, MPL, CSL

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