Australia…One Hour In…ASX200 up 49 points

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ASX200 up 49 points (0.7%) to 6838.

 

Don’t forget the Reserve Bank interest rate decision at 2.30pm.     No change is expected by just about all economists………….

 

  • Aristocrat (+0.8%); US Federal District Court has approved US$31m litigation settlement.
  • Mesoblast (+0.4%); raises US$110m via the issue of 60m shares in a private placement at $2.30 per share to a US Strategic investor.
  • Noxopharm (+0.8%); has received a $4,592,251 Govt rebate.
  • Oil Search (-1.4%); ex div 0.63c.  Trading down 7c.
  • Platinum (-3.3%); ex div 12c.  Trading down 16c.
  • St Barbara (-1.2%); ex div 4c. Trading down 2.5c.

 

…….and online grocery sales in the US are expected to exceed $100bn for the first time in 2021.     The grocery category had lagged behind many others before C-19.     In 2020, online grocery sales surged 54% to $95.82bn, equal to 12% of all e-commerce sales.  It is expected that online grocery shopping will reach $112.9bn this year, en route to $187.7bn in 2024 as online shopping more and more becomes the norm.                                                                                           Source;  EMarketer

About Scott Phillips

Scott has over 35 years experience in Australian equities, starting as a “chalkie” and trader on the Stock Exchange Trading Floor and spending the last 25 years advising and trading for International Institutions. He has been an Executive Director at JPMorgan and Nomura, a Governor of the Australian Stock Exchange and was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievment award by the Australian Stockbrokers Association.

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