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The morning catch up: ASX futures follow Wall Street down as Nvidia smashes expectations

Published 23/05/2024, 09:45 am
© Reuters The morning catch up: ASX futures follow Wall Street down as Nvidia smashes expectations
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The ASX200 will start trading in the red, if ASX Futures are anything to go by, trading down 0.9% to 7,796 points at 8:40 am today after Wall Street indices fell overnight.

US markets were setting new record highs on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones pushing through 40,000 points to close above that milestone for the first time – a strong indicator that blue chip stocks are on the up, alongside everything else.

Yesterday, however, the S&P500 fell from an all-time high, slipping 12.4 points or 0.3%. The Dow also dipped, down 0.5% while the Nasdaq shed 0.2%

Markets were fairly subdued in early trading, but the bottom fell out when the Federal Reserve released its latest policy meeting minutes, which suggested officials believe it “would likely take longer than previously thought” to tame inflation.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom, though.

Nvidia released its earnings report overnight, smashing the consensus estimate and lifting its shares beyond US$1,000 each for the first time.

Nvidia delivers on earnings

"Nvidia has delivered once again,” writes eToro market analyst Josh Gilbert.

“Jensen Huang and his team are taking full advantage of the artificial intelligence boom, reporting revenue and earnings well above forecast while upgrading its second-quarter guidance.

“Data centre revenue jumped by more than 400% in the quarter to a huge US$22.5 billion.

“The result today once again underscores that there is continued demand for AI, and that demand is showing no signs of abating.

“Companies are continuing to increase their capital expenditures, particularly big tech, to keep up with this revolutionary technology, and Nvidia is by far the biggest beneficiary. The exciting prospect for investors is that it feels like AI is just getting started.

“Not only is Nvidia rewarding its shareholders, it's one of the main profit growth drivers of the S&P500. It’s supporting broader technology stocks and this result will likely lay the groundwork for another record high from the S&P500.

“Valuation question marks will remain but there is no denying the growth that Nvidia continues to deliver.

“To add to another stellar report, Nvidia announced free cash flow of US$14.93 billion, up 461% year-over-year, resulting in a 150% increase in its dividend.

“With shares now topping the US$1000 mark in after-hours trade, the business has also announced a 10-1 stock split to ensure the stock remains accessible for investors and should only improve sentiment."

Currencies and commodities

The US dollar gained against most major currencies overnight.

The Aussie dollar fell from an intraday high of US$0.6681 to US$0.6609 at the end of the session. The Euro also slid 0.3%, landing below US$1.0850 at close, while the yen continued to show weakness, falling from near 156.778 Japanese yen per US dollar to 156.73 yen by close.

Oil fell across the board, with West Texas dipping 2.13$ to US$77.57 a barrel and Brent crude dipping 1.4% to $US81.73 per barrel.

Copper Futures fell 5.04%, aluminium futures 2.72% and gold 1.36%, pulling back to US$2,392.89 an ounce but still remaining near all-time highs.

Iron ore managed a small lift, gaining 0.06% to US$117.64 a tonne.

On the small cap front

The ASX Small Ordinaries fell 0.41% yesterday, unable to match the ASX200’s flat 7-point lift.

You can read about the following and more throughout the day on our website.

  • AuKing Mining Ltd (ASX:AKN) has completed a share placement to raise $600,000 before costs, which will be used to advance its uranium and copper projects in Tanzania.
  • Strickland Metals Ltd (ASX:STK) has fielded what it describes as “outstanding” results from drilling at the Palomino prospect of the Yandal Gold Project, hitting up to 13.7 metres at 6.3 g/t gold from 133.4 metres with a high-grade component of 2 metres at 20 g/t.
  • Magnetite Mines Ltd (ASX:MGT) has welcomed the findings of the Green Iron Supply Chain Study announced by the South Australian Government this week that reinforces both the state’s focus and advantage in green iron production.
  • Cyprium Metals Ltd (ASX:CYM, OTC:CYPMF) has revealed a scoping study for the Nifty Copper Mine that demonstrates “strong economic viability” for a large surface mine on the tenure.
  • Venture Minerals Limited (ASX:VMS, OTC:VTMLF)’s latest drilling results from the Jupiter Rare Earths Project include the highest rare earth element (REE) intersection from the project to day, with an assay of 80 metres at 1,839 total rare earth oxides (TREO) from just 8 metres below surface.
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