Big iron is back as the US dollar is panned and, well, just because:
BHP is up 4.3%, RIO 3.5% and FMG 5.7% as Dalian also adds 1%. This has nowhere to go on iron ore fundamentals but that never stopped a salivating stampede.
Big gas is also up though modestly as WPL adds 0.6%, OSH -0.5%, ORG 2.3% and STO 0.5%:
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Today’s star performer is gold with just about every miner up 10%+. Here’s the monthly chart:
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The banks are mixed with CBA 1%, WBC 1.3%, NAB 0.8%, ANZ -0.3%, BOQ -04%, SUN -2.2%, BEN 0.5% and MQG -1.4%:
With US rate hikes dusted, financialised commodities (or miners) could run for a bit, and with RBA rate cuts even more likely so could the banks. ASX purple patch?
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