Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) is a lithium chemicals company with a global portfolio of diverse lithium chemicals. Allkem is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Allkem has lithium brine operations in Argentina, a hard-rock lithium operation in Australia, plus a lithium hydroxide conversion facility in Japan. Allkem’s subsidiaries include Galaxy Resources.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished down -0.20% to 7,073.20.
The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) share market is having a strong day, it’s up by 1.4% to more than 7,100 points. What’s going on?
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index advanced 19.5 points, or 0.3%, to 7014.9, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index rose 16.7 points, or 0.2%, to 7,215.
The Australian dollar and bond yields slid after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate by 0.25% on Melbourne Cup Day, to 4.35%.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index share price on Thursday retreated 42 points, or 0.6%, to 6,812.3, its lowest close since October 28, 2022.
Here’s today’s The Match Out report from Market Matters’ James Gerrish. Key point: the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) finished down -0.61% to 6812.30.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) closed 2.6 points lower, at 6,854, losing early gains. The broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index, however, managed a 0.7-point gain, to 7,046.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) index added 12.8 points, or 0.2%, to 6,856, while the broader All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO) index gained 15.6 points, or 0.2%, to 7,045.
The Australian stock market has given up all of the gains that it had made in 2023, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) losing 56.6 points, or 0.8%, on Monday to 6,844.1, with resources weakness the major culprit. That puts the index in the red by 2.8% for the year.
