Tricom Today Stock Market Report 16-2-09

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The market is down 36, down 59 at worst in-line now with the 22 point fall predicted by the SFE Futures this morning. Most sectors down. BHP and RIO down 1.4% and 1.8%. Only energy, consumer staples and healthcare up slightly. Industrials down 3.0% with Brambles down 7% early on posting 1H NPAT of US$195.3m. Challenger up 6.4% on normalised net profit up 3.9% to $105.9m. Gold stocks mixed on the lower gold price. Energy stocks mostly
down despite the 10% jump in the oil price on March contract short covering. PanAust up 8% early on announcing production costs. Financials down 1.1%. Banks mixed. CBA down 4.1% after going ex dividend 113c.

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