Metcash – the largest operator of IGA stores – has said the illegal tobacco trade is hurting its bottom line.

MARKET WRAP:

• ASX200: down 0.36%, 8474
• GOLD: $3,363 US/ounce
• BITCOIN: $159,214 AUD
• Energy & Utilities rose on war threats: Woodside was flat, with Santos 1% higher, with LNG seller Origin also lifting just under 1%.
• Metcash rose 2.7% after revealing an 8.9% uplift in group revenue to $17.3 billion.
• BWP Trust rose 1.9 per cent to $3.65  
• Reece Holdings up more than 2% to $16.57
• TPG and Medibank rose more than 1%
• ANZ Bank fell 0.6%, National Australia Bank shed a few cents to close at $38.88.
• Fortescue gave up 1%
• BHP fell 1.5% per cent to $35.64 
• Rio Tinto fell marginally but still closed above $100 a share at $101.83.
• Drone Shield fell more than 4% to $1.83

CURRENCY UPDATE:

• AUD/USD: 63.9 US cents
• AUD/GBP: 48.2 pence
• AUD/EUR: 56 Euro cents
• AUD/JPY: 94 yen
• AUD/NZD: 1.08 Dollars