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Asian Open: Gold breaks out, oil pulls back as supply concerns ease

Article By: ,  Market Analyst
March 24, 2022 9:51 PM

Thursday US cash market close:

  • The Dow Jones Industrial rose 349.44 points (1.02%) to close at 34,707.94
  • The S&P 500 index rose 63.92 points (2.51%) to close at 34,058.75
  • The Nasdaq 100 index rose 318.15 points (2.2%) to close at 14,765.70

Asian futures:

  • Australia's ASX 200 futures are up 0 points (0.03%), the cash market is currently estimated to open at 7,387.10
  • Japan's Nikkei 225 futures are up 260 points (0.93%), the cash market is currently estimated to open at 28,370.39
  • Hong Kong's Hang Seng futures are down -96 points (-0.44%), the cash market is currently estimated to open at 21,849.95
  • China's A50 Index futures are down -3 points (-0.02%), the cash market is currently estimated to open at 13,785.97

Our anticipated pullback on US indices is yet to materialise, with major benchmarks all posting gains by the close. Tech stocks led the rebound with the Nasdaq rising 2.2%. The S&P 500 closed above 4520 and 88% of its stocks advanced, with all of its 11 sectors posting gains.

ASX 200:

7400 remains the key level for the index heading into the weekend as volatility has receded as prices drifted towards it. A positive lead from Wall Street and higher futures market means we should see a break above it, but the proof in the pudding will be to see if it can close the week above it.

ASX 200: 7387.1 (0.12%), 24 March 2022

  • Utilities (2.56%) was the strongest sector and Info Tech (-0.76%) was the weakest
  • 4 out of the 11 sectors closed higher
  • 7 out of the 11 sectors closed lower
  • 4 out of the 11 sectors outperformed the index
  • 63 (31.50%) stocks advanced, 125 (62.50%) stocks declined

Outperformers:

  • +7.28% - AVZ Minerals Ltd (AVZ.AX)
  • +6.51% - Whitehaven Coal Ltd (WHC.AX)
  • +4.96% - Brickworks Ltd (BKW.AX)

Underperformers:

  • -7.42% - Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (TLX.AX)
  • -5.17% - Zip Co Ltd (Z1P.AX)
  • -4.26% - Healius Ltd (HLS.AX)

Oil prices pulled back

WTI is back below $115 after pulling back perfectly form a 61.5% Fibonacci ratio. It had rallied on the hype that EU officials were to discuss how to remove Russian oil imports and, without such action hitting headlines, allowed energy prices to retrace. But the US is also in discussion for another coordinated release of its oil supplies to alleviate supply concerns. Gasoline was down around -3%, although natural gas rose 3.4%.

Ultra-dovish BOJ continues to weigh on the yen

The Japanese yen continue to tumble after BOJ continued to hammer home that their ultra-loose monetary policy is here to stay, and for quite some time. USD/JPY closed above 1.22 for the first time since December 2015 and is currently enjoying its most bullish month since November 2016. Yen weakness was broadly spready with CAD/JPY outperforming its peers to rise 1.3%. With such strong (and dovish) views from BOJ members it is difficult to see how today’s inflation data will account for much. The weaker yen has been highly beneficial for the Nikkei which has now risen 14% in two weeks and has closed back above its 200-day eMA.

Gold breaks above key resistance

Gold retained its safe-haven status around the NATO summit, where Biden wants to increase troops along the Eastern front and send an official waring against the use of Chemical weapons by Russia. Clearly this will irk Putin and only increase tensions between Russia and the West.

Gold saw a decent break above 1950 resistance yesterday on rising volume. It now trades within a bullish channel on the hourly chart, although now within a retracement phase. From here we would like to see support found somewhere around 1950 (previous resistance), the lower trendline or the 20-hour eMA before seeking fresh bullish opportunities. 1980 remains the target but keep in mind that, if it is not achieved today the weekly pivot point will be recalculated for next week so levels may need to be adjusted.

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