AU Evening Wrap: ASX Hits 2023 Low as Rate-Rise Expectations Grow; Azure Rallies 43%
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• Top gainers: $IDP Education Ltd(IEL.AU$, $Super Retail Group Ltd(SUL.AU$, $Beach Energy Ltd(BPT.AU$
• Top losers: $Megaport Ltd(MP1.AU$, $Liontown Resources Ltd(LTR.AU$, $Imugene Ltd(IMU.AU$
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• Top gainers: $IDP Education Ltd(IEL.AU$, $Super Retail Group Ltd(SUL.AU$, $Beach Energy Ltd(BPT.AU$
• Top losers: $Megaport Ltd(MP1.AU$, $Liontown Resources Ltd(LTR.AU$, $Imugene Ltd(IMU.AU$
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$S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU$ closed 0.6% lower at 6812.3, falling to a fresh 12-month low amid growing expectations of further interest-rate rises. The benchmark index spent all day in the red after a weak lead from U.S. equities.
Tech was the worst-performing of the ASX 200's 11 sectors, as $WiseTech Global Ltd(WTC.AU$, $Xero Ltd(XRO.AU$ and $Nextdc Ltd(NXT.AU$ lost between 1.9% and 2.5%. $Megaport Ltd(MP1.AU$ tumbled 16% after reporting weaker-than-expected 1Q customer growth.
Real-estate companies $Stockland Corp Ltd(SGP.AU$, $Goodman Group(GMG.AU$ and $Mirvac Group(MGR.AU$ shed between 2.5% and 3.3%.
Banks $ANZ Group Holdings Ltd(ANZ.AU$, $CommBank(CBA.AU$, $National Australia Bank Ltd(NAB.AU$ and $Westpac Banking Corp(WBC.AU$ finished between 0.2% and 1.1% lower. With three trading sessions remaining, the ASX 200 is down 3.35% in October and could surpass September's 3.5% decline to notch its worst month since September 2022.
$Pilbara Minerals Ltd(PLS.AU$ fell 0.5 % after its revenue came in 42% lower than in the previous quarter, at $493.1 million.
$Azure Minerals Ltd(AZS.AU$ rallied 43% to $3.49 after it agreed to a $1.63 billion buyout from Chilean giant Sociedad Química y Minera as a deal fever sweeps through the Australian lithium sector.
S&P/ASX 200 Movers for Thursday (26/10)
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