Add a new term to your vocabulary: The Iran Ceasefire Rally. The rally on the ASX yesterday, that saw our bourse rise over 2.5% in its best day in several months, occurred amidst a 2 week suspension of hostilities in Iran. And the ASX was not alone with Asian markets and North American futures rallying,…
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Australian Active Fund Managers are struggling, make no mistake. Hitting home the point yesterday were reports that Ox Capital Management — a boutique emerging markets specialist led by veteran investor Joseph Lai; had entered formal wind-up proceedings on March 27 2026.
This wind up was not the first, and likely won't be the last. So each…
Investors asked to name ASX 200 stocks winning during the Iran war would likely think of oil and gas stocks, benefiting from soaring prices. This is not incorrect - oil stocks like Woodside, Santos and Karoon have grabbed the headlines as the obvious beneficiaries of the US-Iran conflict that erupted in late February 2026.
However, they'd…
There are hard questions investors need to ask about their portfolio every now and again, because anyone telling you there's such a thing as a 'set and forget' investment is wrong. Markets evolve, company fundamentals shift, and macro conditions change, yet many portfolios are left largely unchecked. The most rational approach is to periodically interrogate…
It is easy to think the Impact of The Iran War is simply businesses in the oil space or that use oil in their operations (for instance freight businesses). Or by extension, companies in the 'consumer discretionary' space that find due to higher energy prices (and interest rates), that their goods are more discretionary than…
ASX stocks to buy and avoid as the Iran war shakes markets
The ASX 200 shrugged off the initial shock on Monday, closing flat at 9,200.9, but reality caught up fast on Tuesday. Only two of eleven sectors finished in the green, and the damage was widespread. RBA Governor Michele Bullock added fuel by warning…
ASX defence stocks surge on Iran war- should you buy now?
ASX defence stocks surged on Monday as the US-Iran conflict sent investors rushing into military names. DroneShield (ASX: DRO) jumped 6.9% to close at A$3.87, extending its weekly gain to roughly 24%. Elsight (ASX: ELS) has been the standout mover, surging sharply in recent…
Austal’s Defence Surge: What Investors Should Watch
Austal (ASX: ASB) closed at A$6.30 on Friday, up 5.53% on the day, after the Australian Government awarded it a contract worth about A$4 billion to construct eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels. This announcement came only two months after the A$1.029 billion Landing Craft Medium contract signed in…
Certain ASX stocks and Family Guy have more in common than you think. Yes, we thought we'd have a bit of fun with our ASX stocks focus for a change. We've watched some companies closer than others and have found parallels between their fates and a number of memorable Family Guy clips. And so, after…
Electro Optic Systems (ASX: EOS) has been placed in a trading halt at A$6.00 after falling roughly 33 per cent in the past week. The stock hit an all-time high of A$11.20 on 13 January, meaning it has now lost nearly half its value from that peak. The trigger is a report from US-based short…
