Pre-Market Report – Thursday 29 October: ASX Set to Rise - Fed Holds - Alphabet Flops - Microsoft Up 3% -

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ASX closed up 40 points or 0.46% on Tuesday. 5 of 11 sectors higher. Materials was best, up 2.78%, as copper strength followed with the chip bounce on Wall Street after Anthropic’s IPO filing. BHP closed up 4.3%, RIO up 2.5%, S32 up 2.6% and LYC up 3.5%. Communications was worst, down 0.80%, with REA down 3.3%. Financials fell 0.59% as banks weighed for another day, the Big Four all closing down between 0.1% and 1.7%. NAB was weakest on reports it was hiring internationally while cutting Aust...

Stocks rose Monday as semiconductor makers rallied after Anthropic’s IPO filing revived enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 146.42 points, or 0.28%, to end at 52,361.58. The S&P 500 gained 0.7% to 7,676.77, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.82% to close at 26,169.38. Chip stocks and other AI-related shares rose as Anthropic publicly filed for an IPO, an offering investors are betting will add new life to the flagging tech sector...

The ASX 200 fought back from early losses to close up 15points at 8,810 (0.2%) Banks, which were the source of weakness early, rallied, with CBA down 0.5% and the other three down around 0.7%. Insurers eased, with QBE down 1.2% and IAG down 0.3%. In other financials, CGF knocked back the bid from the Japanese, falling 0.6%. REITs were better, led by GMG up 2.6% and VCX up 1.7%. Elsewhere, safe havens came under a little pressure, with WOW down 2.1% and COL down 1.5%, together with TLS. Retail...