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The ASX200 rose 161 points to 8870 (1.9%) as we wait for the next catalyst. US futures are slightly positive, but it’s a big week for earnings. CBA and CSL Wednesday. Banks were firm with CBA up 0.6% and the Big Bank Basket up to $281.52 (1.0%). MQG rallied 2.4% and other financials also doing well. ZIP up 3.8% and PPM rose % after a NBIO from CGF. Insurers rose too. REITs had a much better day, GMG jumped 6.5% on data centre outlook and SCG rose 1.8%. Industrials were firm, WES up 1.4% with CAR beating expectations, and rising 9.9%. Retail bounced, although JBH failed to get the memo. ALL up 2.4% and FLT bounce 6.2% in sympathy with WEB. Tech bounced but not really that convincing, WTC up 3.6% and XRO steadied up 1.4% with the All-Tech Index up 3.7%.

Resources saw money flood back in, BHP up 2.3% and FMG rallied 2.6% with gold miners better. NEM up 6.5% and NST rallying 3.6%. Lithium becalmed but copper and base metals did ok. SFR up 4.4% with ILU running hot. Uranium too glowing on US AI spend, LOT up 10.6% and DYL rallying 8.2% with coal also a merry old soul. 

In corporate news, WEB rallied hard as the company clarified the Spanish Inquisition. Up 18.6%. No one expected that. BVS also doing well on a guidance update, rallying 29.4%. SEK took a $356m impairment against its Zhaopin business in China. ARG slightly higher after a profit of $130.8m in the first half, and lifted its fully franked interim dividend to a record 18.5c.

In economic news, locally Household spending fell by 0.4% in December in nominal terms. The PBoC injected a total of 600bn yuan via a 14-day repurchase agreement late last week, ending a two-month hiatus.

Bitcoin up to $71716.

Asian markets flying on Japanese election result. Japan up 4.3%. New record high. China up 1.4% and HK up 1.6%

US futures - Dow up 60 and Nasdaq up 48. Superbowl dominating.10-year yields firms to 4.86%.

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