Consumer discretionary stocks led a rally, climbing past 1.8% at midday Thursday, as all three major US stock indices closed in positive territory.
Betmakers Technology (ASX:BET) unit BetMakers MTC has acquired intellectual property and software from Protocol Zone for a total consideration of AU$1.5 million. Its shares rose almost 7% in recent trading.
On the flip side, the energy sector was the only sector trading in the red, falling 0.9%. Oil prices dropped amid rising US supply and concerns over a trade war between China and the US.
Beach Energy's (ASX:BPT) fiscal first-half results met expectations but were overall "negative," marked by a surprisingly low dividend, a production guidance update suggesting potential downgrades, and a lack of progress details at its Waitsia plant, according to a Thursday note by Jarden Research. Its shares fell almost 4% in recent trading.
免責聲明：投資有風險，本文並非投資建議，以上內容不應被視為任何金融產品的購買或出售要約、建議或邀請，作者或其他用戶的任何相關討論、評論或帖子也不應被視為此類內容。本文僅供一般參考，不考慮您的個人投資目標、財務狀況或需求。TTM對信息的準確性和完整性不承擔任何責任或保證，投資者應自行研究並在投資前尋求專業建議。