Australian shares fall on miners, banks drag; rate hike concerns resurface
BHP falls to over 1-yr low; RIO at 9-month low
Financials gain 0.8% for the week
Investors dial up RBA rate hike bets
Updates to close
By Aaditya GovindRao
July 19 (Reuters) -Australian shares closed sharply lower on Friday, with mining and financials leading declines for a second straight session, while a strong domestic employment data induced fears of an early interest rate hike.
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed down 0.8% to 7,971.60 points. The benchmark closed the week 0.2% higher, but remained below the 8,000 mark hit for the first time on Monday.
Data showing strong jobs growth in June on Thursday led investors to dial up interest rate hike expectations to as early as Aug. 6, when the Reserve Bank of Australia meets next to discuss its policy settings. 0#RBAWATCH
The country's second-quarter inflation print, due at the end of the month, is also being watched for further insight into the RBA's policy plans.
"Its pretty clear globally that disinflation is alive and well. So its only a matter of time till we see some of those trends flow through to Australia," said John Lockton, Head of Investment Strategy at Sandstone Insights.
"The RBA will need to see greater evidence that Australia has its own unique story before it decides to lift the cash rate again," Lockton added.
Miners .AXMM dropped 1.8% tracking weak iron ore prices, and were down 3.1% for the week. IRONORE/
BHP BHP.AX tumbled 2.1% to its lowest level since June 6. 2023, while Rio Tinto RIO.AX slipped 1.7% to a nine-month low.
Financials .AXFJ fell 0.8%, with the 'Big Four' banks losing between 0.8% and 1.2%.
However, the sub-index gained 0.8% in the week, having scaled consecutive record highs in the past few sessions.
"Positive earnings momentum, active capital management, i.e, buybacks and expectations around a good result from Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA.AX, which will lead the sector, are behind the rally in bank shares", Lockton said.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 closed flat at 12,325.60 points.
Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K
For more information on DIARIES & DATA:
U.S. earnings diary RESF/US
Wall Street Week Ahead .N/O
Global Economy Week Ahead DATA/
................................................................
For latest top breaking news across all markets NEWS1
Aloqador aktivlar
Eng oxirgi yangiliklar
Javobgarlikdan voz kechish: XM Group korxonalari har biri faqat ijro xizmatlarini koʻrsatadi va onlayn savdo platformamizdan foydalanish huquqini beradi, bu odamga veb-saytda yoki veb-sayt orqali mavjud boʻlgan kontentni koʻrish va/yoki undan foydalanishga ruxsat beradi hamda uni oʻzgartirishga moʻljallanmagan va uni oʻzgartirmaydi yoki kengaytirmaydi. Bunday kirish va foydalanish huquqi doimo quyidagilarga boʻysunadi: (i) Shartlar va qoidalar; (ii) Risklar haqida ogohlantirish; va (iii) Javobgarlikni toʻliq rad etish. Shuning uchun bunday kontent umumiy maʼlumot sifatida taqdim etiladi. Xususan, shuni esda tutingki, bizning onlayn savdo platformamiz mazmuni moliyaviy bozorlarda biror bitimni amalga oshirishga oid maslahat yoki taklif emas. Har qanday moliyaviy bozorda savdo qilish sizning kapitalingiz uchun jiddiy risk darajasini oʻz ichiga oladi.
Onlayn savdo platformamizda chop etilgan barcha materiallar faqat taʼlim/axborot maqsadlari uchun moʻljallangan va unda moliyaviy, investitsiya soligʻi yoki savdo maslahatlari va tavsiyalar; yoki bizning savdo narxlarimizning qaydlari; yoki har qanday moliyaviy vositalar bilan bitim tuzish maslahati yoki taklifi; yoki sizga kerak boʻlmagan moliyaviy reklama aksiyalari hisoblanmaydi
Har qanday uchinchi tomon kontenti, shuningdek XM tomonidan tayyorlangan kontent, masalan: fikrlar, yangiliklar, tadqiqotlar, tahlillar, narxlar va boshqa maʼlumotlar yoki bu veb-saytda joylashgan uchinchi tomon saytlariga havolalar umumiy bozor sharhi sifatida "boricha" taqdim etiladi va investitsiya maslahatini tashkil etmaydi. Har qanday kontent investitsiya tadqiqoti sifatida talqin qilinsa, siz bunday kontentni investitsiya tadqiqotlarining mustaqilligini ragʻbatlantirish uchun moʻljallangan qonun talablariga muvofiq moʻljallanmagan va tayyorlanmaganligini eʼtiborga olishingiz va qabul qilishingiz kerak, shuning uchun unga tegishli qonunlar va qoidalarga muvofiq marketing kommunikatsiyasi sifatida qaraladi. Mustaqil boʻlmagan investitsiya tadqiqoti va yuqoridagi maʼlumotlarga oid risk haqida ogohlantirishimizni oʻqib chiqqaningizga va tushunganingizga ishonch hosil qiling, unga bu yerdan kirish mumkin.
