‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
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US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in On the second floor of a Sydney pub, the mood shifts from nervous, browser-refreshing anxiety to champagne-popping within a matter of hours. More than 100 US expats and election enthusiasts pack into the function space at the Keg and Brew in the inner-east suburb of Surry Hills to watch the midterm results roll in. Continue reading...
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF+2.4% 30d
iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australian”).
- EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-1.0% 13d
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“british”).
- BHP BHP Group-6.9% 17d
BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australian”) reaches its shares.
- IREN Iren-52.8% 30d
Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australian”) reaches its shares.
- MESO Mesoblast
Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australian”) reaches its shares.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWA | +1.62% | +1.58% | base | +2.44% | +0.65% | +0.40% | +2.08% |
| EWU | +0.04% | +1.10% | base | +3.46% | +1.28% | -0.12% | +2.21% |
| BHP | +5.35% | +1.40% | base | +2.54% | +0.63% | +2.28% | +6.29% |
| IREN | +17.77% | -2.10% | base | -10.70% | -26.39% | -11.60% | -12.56% |
| MESO | -9.41% | +2.37% | base | -3.35% | -4.74% | -3.52% | -1.96% |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in On the second floor of a Sydney pub, the mood shifts from nervous, browser-refreshing anxiety to champagne-popp…
Source: The Guardian
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHP | that day | +2.54% | final price |
| BHP | the next day | +0.63% | final price |
| BHP | two days later | +2.28% | final price |
| BHP | three days later | +6.29% | final price |
| BHP | three days earlier | +1.40% | final price |
| BHP | five days earlier | +5.35% | final price |
| EWA | that day | +2.44% | final price |
| EWA | the next day | +0.65% | final price |
| EWA | two days later | +0.40% | final price |
| EWA | three days later | +2.08% | final price |
| EWA | three days earlier | +1.58% | final price |
| EWA | five days earlier | +1.62% | final price |
| EWU | that day | +3.46% | final price |
| EWU | the next day | +1.28% | final price |
| EWU | two days later | -0.12% | final price |
| EWU | three days later | +2.21% | final price |
| EWU | three days earlier | +1.10% | final price |
| EWU | five days earlier | +0.04% | final price |
| IREN | that day | -10.70% | final price |
| IREN | the next day | -26.39% | final price |
| IREN | two days later | -11.60% | final price |
| IREN | three days later | -12.56% | final price |
| IREN | three days earlier | -2.10% | final price |
| IREN | five days earlier | +17.77% | final price |
| MESO | that day | -3.35% | final price |
| MESO | the next day | -4.74% | final price |
| MESO | two days later | -3.52% | final price |
| MESO | three days later | -1.96% | final price |
| MESO | three days earlier | +2.37% | final price |
| MESO | five days earlier | -9.41% | final price |
This story
12 out of 100
“‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.