The S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4% last week. VanEck Vectors Australian Resources ETF (MVR) and ETFS S&P/ASX High Yield Plus ETF (ZYAU) were the top performing domestic equity funds for the week.
- Following Friday’s better than expected US employment figures, the S&P 500 gained 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2%, topping 22,000 for the first time. The EURO STOXX 50 gained 1.1% for the week on strong GDP and inflation readings. ETFS EURO STOXX 50 ETF (ESTX) returned 2.4% in local currency terms.
- The Australian dollar lost ground last week dropping 0.8% against the US dollar, 0.9% against the euro and 0.7% against the yen.
- Gold declined 0.6%, while platinum rallied 4.1%. ETFS Physical Platinum (ETPMPT) was the top performing fund for the week. Iron ore jumped 7.8%, while WTI crude was down 0.3%, consolidating last week’s big gain.
- The Australian ETF market saw inflows of A$433m and outflows of A$270m from domestically domiciled ETFs last week. Inflows were across a range of asset classes, while outflows were mainly from SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund (STW).
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