ASX 200 finished the week up 71 points at a new 8394 record. Up 1.3% for the week. All sectors firing with the banks pushing up yet again. CBA up another 1.8% and NAB up 1.3% with the Big Bank Basket at $265.19 (+1.4%). MQG up 1.0% and financials better, SOL up 1.0% and ASX up 1.4%. REITs firmed, GMG up 0.5% and SGP up 1.2%. Industrials solid as a rock, WES up 1.8% and TLS up 0.3% with CSL bouncing back again, PME doing what it does best up 3.4%. BXB another day in the green up 0.5% with retail finding support. Black Friday sales kicking off, JBH up 1.6% and LOV rebounding from early losses, up 1.4%. ALL fell 1.7% and LNW up 3.6%. Resources were slightly higher, BHP up 0.9% and FMG up 1.1%. Gold miners are better again as bullion rose on increased geo-political risk, NST up 1.9% and EVN up 1.0%. Lithium and rare earths remain in the "Chateau de Chien". PLS down 6.8% and LYC off 1.0%. Oil and gas stocks are in demand, WDS up 2.2% and uranium pushing higher, PDN up 5.9%. In corporate news, another 25 AGMs today, WTC fell 12.4% on a profit downgrade, and MP1 fell 9.5% after reaffirming its earnings outlook. KGN fell 2.7% on its earnings update. No significant economic updates locally. Asian markets mixed again, with Japan up 0.7% with China and HK down over 1%. 10Y yields steady at 4.55%.


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The Dow gained 461.88 points, or 1.06%, to finish at 43,870.35. The S&P 500 added 0.53% to close at 5,948.71. The Nasdaq Composite eked out a 0.03% gain to end at 18,972.42.

Amazon slumped 2.2%, while Alphabet declined nearly 5%, falling for a second session on antitrust fears. Snowflake was one bright spot in the sector, popping nearly 33% after the company.

Bitcoin also hit a fresh milestone, hitting a fresh intraday all-time high.

ASX SPI up 74 Points – AGMs in focus – LOV – A2M - WTC

COMMODITIES

• Gold climbs to over 1-week high on safe-haven demand.
• Copper slips on uncertainties over China, Ukraine war, Trump policies.
• Oil rises 2% on supply worries as Russia-Ukraine war escalates.
• Resolute Mining's CEO and two executives released by Mali government.

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ASX 200 lost 3 points to 8323 in rudderless trade as AGMs dominated. Plenty of volatility underneath the surface. The banks as always in demand with WBC the star today, the Big Bank Basket rose to $261.54 (+0.2%). Financials were mixed, GQG cratered 19.3% on its exposure to the troubled Adani group as news emerged on charges in the US overnight. Insurers slightly firmer. REITs were mixed with GMG coming under a little pressure as details of the new data centre IPO DigiCo emerged, offering alternatives.

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