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4DX.AX

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ABG.AX

-1.06%

AIS.AX

4.35%

AGL.AX

1.01%

A1M.AX

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AIZ.AX

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AAI.AX

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ALK.AX

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A4N.AX

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ALQ.AX

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AMC.AX

-4.46%

AOV.AX

-3.24%

AMP.AX

-0.75%

ALD.AX

2.59%

ANN.AX

0.22%

ANZ.AX

-1.39%

APA.AX

0.15%

ARU.AX

-3.19%

ARB.AX

0.06%

ARF.AX

-0.62%

ARG.AX

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ALL.AX

0.79%

AYA.AX

-0.35%

APZ.AX

-0.19%

ASX.AX

ALX.AX

-1.29%

AUB.AX

0.86%

AIA.AX

1.26%

AXQ.AX

AZJ.AX

0.84%

ABB.AX

0.54%

ASB.AX

1.57%

AAC.AX

-0.73%

AEF.AX

0.9%

AFI.AX

-0.79%

AUI.AX

BOQ.AX

-1.03%

BMN.AX

1.85%

BCI.AX

1.22%

BPT.AX

1.45%

BGA.AX

1.09%

BGL.AX

-1.35%

BEN.AX

-0.47%

BNZ.AX

-0.79%

BHP.AX

-1.46%

BKI.AX

-0.55%

BC8.AX

-1.64%

XYZ.AX

-0.72%

BSL.AX

-2.22%

BOE.AX

0.41%

BXB.AX

-0.23%

BVS.AX

0.73%

BRE.AX

-4.4%

BRG.AX

-0.45%

BGP.AX

BFL.AX

-0.25%

BWP.AX

0.52%

CMM.AX

-1.17%

CSC.AX

-1.45%

CAR.AX

-0.13%

CIN.AX

-0.3%

CYL.AX

-2.32%

CAT.AX

2.36%

CWP.AX

-0.43%

CNI.AX

0.99%

CIP.AX

-1.16%

COF.AX

CGF.AX

1.44%

CIA.AX

CHI.AX

CHC.AX

-1.99%

CLW.AX

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CQR.AX

-0.9%

CQE.AX

-1.5%

CNU.AX

1.27%

C79.AX

-0.19%

CVL.AX

-0.81%

CU6.AX

-1.45%

CWY.AX

-2.92%

CUV.AX

1.07%

CBO.AX

-0.53%

COH.AX

0.13%

CDA.AX

3.63%

COL.AX

0.34%

CKF.AX

0.31%

CBA.AX

-0.39%

CPU.AX

0.87%

CEN.AX

6.01%

CXO.AX

CCP.AX

-0.23%

CMW.AX

1.19%

CSL.AX

1.05%

CCL.AX

0.5%

DBI.AX

0.35%

DTL.AX

0.74%

DYL.AX

1.49%

DRR.AX

-2.12%

DVP.AX

-2.21%

DXS.AX

-0.44%

DXI.AX

-1.02%

DDR.AX

1.42%

DGT.AX

0.2%

DJW.AX

0.34%

DMP.AX

0.95%

DOW.AX

0.9%

DPM.AX

-4.64%

DRO.AX

-2.37%

DUR.AX

3.45%

DNL.AX

APE.AX

1.47%

EBO.AX

0.89%

EIQ.AX

1.29%

ELD.AX

1.47%

EOS.AX

0.73%

ELV.AX

-0.22%

ELS.AX

1.54%

EHL.AX

EMR.AX

-2.49%

EDV.AX

0.44%

ERA.AX

EQR.AX

5.66%

EUR.AX

-3.47%

EVN.AX

-3.58%

EVT.AX

0.79%

FCL.AX

1.92%

FFM.AX

0.43%

FPH.AX

-0.45%

FPR.AX

-0.5%

FBU.AX

6.83%

FLT.AX

-2.01%

FRS.AX

2.47%

FMG.AX

-0.38%

FRW.AX

-0.43%

FGX.AX

FGG.AX

0.3%

GLF.AX

-0.11%

GDG.AX

0.26%

GNE.AX

-1.41%

GMD.AX

-0.54%

GNP.AX

-1.17%

GMG.AX

-0.81%

GPT.AX

-0.92%

GQG.AX

GNG.AX

1.25%

GNC.AX

1.47%

GGP.AX

-0.73%

GOZ.AX

-1.83%

GCI.AX

0.48%

GYG.AX

-1.12%

GWA.AX

1.52%

HSN.AX

-0.24%

HVN.AX

HGH.AX

HM1.AX

0.33%

HLI.AX

0.44%

HMC.AX

0.68%

HDN.AX

-0.2%

HUB.AX

1.22%

IEL.AX

0.87%

IGO.AX

-1.29%

ILU.AX

-0.46%

IMD.AX

IMR.AX

0.41%

IFT.AX

1.61%

INA.AX

-0.11%

ING.AX

1.2%

IAG.AX

-0.61%

IDX.AX

-0.98%

IPG.AX

IPX.AX

-1.59%

IPH.AX

-0.13%

IRE.AX

1.97%

JHX.AX

-2.53%

JBH.AX

-0.59%

JDO.AX

0.56%

JMS.AX

-1.82%

KAR.AX

1.21%

KLS.AX

-0.23%

KCN.AX

-1.73%

KKC.AX

1.46%

GLS.AX

1.49%

LGF.AX

-1.01%

L1G.AX

-1.22%

LSF.AX

0.43%

LRV.AX

-1.21%

LFS.AX

0.55%

LLC.AX

-1.44%

LFG.AX

1.47%

360.AX

-1.47%

LIC.AX

-1.11%

LNW.AX

-1.38%

LIN.AX

0.89%

LTR.AX

1.02%

LOV.AX

1.15%

LYL.AX

-0.63%

LYC.AX

-1.14%

MA1.AX

MAF.AX

-3.58%

MGH.AX

3.69%

MAH.AX

0.58%

MQG.AX

-0.55%

MAQ.AX

2.25%

MAD.AX

0.77%

MFG.AX

-3.51%

MMS.AX

-0.1%

MPL.AX

-0.2%

MP1.AX

6.13%

MCY.AX

-0.52%

MEZ.AX

-0.85%

MSB.AX

4.95%

MLX.AX

-2.08%

MTS.AX

-0.49%

MOT.AX

0.61%

MXT.AX

-0.13%

MFF.AX

0.29%

MIN.AX

-0.31%

MI6.AX

-5.91%

MIR.AX

0.4%

MGR.AX

-1.31%

MND.AX

2.34%

MYR.AX

0.85%

MYS.AX

-0.63%

NAN.AX

NAB.AX

-1.31%

NGI.AX

-1.63%

NWL.AX

0.09%

NEU.AX

1.97%

NHC.AX

5.35%

NEM.AX

-1.49%

NWS.AX

-0.79%

NXG.AX

0.98%

NXT.AX

2.01%

NHF.AX

-0.28%

NCK.AX

0.43%

NIC.AX

0.58%

NEC.AX

0.8%

NST.AX

-1.99%

NWH.AX

0.22%

NUF.AX

-0.72%

OCL.AX

1.78%

OML.AX

2.23%

OPH.AX

-0.8%

OBM.AX

0.23%

ORI.AX

0.8%

ORG.AX

1.26%

ORA.AX

-1.82%

PDN.AX

PNR.AX

-11.31%

PPC.AX

-0.29%

PPM.AX

-0.61%

PRN.AX

2.34%

PPT.AX

1.53%

PCI.AX

0.46%

PRU.AX

-1.73%

PXA.AX

-1.09%

PNI.AX

-0.08%

PL8.AX

0.72%

PLS.AX

0.64%

PGF.AX

PNV.AX

1.76%

PDI.AX

-0.73%

PMV.AX

2.39%

PME.AX

-1.48%

PWH.AX

-2.43%

PYC.AX

-0.96%

QAN.AX

-0.9%

QBE.AX

0.51%

QAL.AX

0.94%

QRI.AX

-0.63%

QUB.AX

RMS.AX

RHC.AX

-0.15%

REA.AX

1.09%

RDX.AX

REH.AX

-0.6%

RF1.AX

-2.25%

RPL.AX

0.16%

RG1.AX

-0.81%

RGN.AX

0.64%

REG.AX

1.19%

RRL.AX

-0.47%

RWC.AX

0.93%

RMD.AX

-3.05%

RSG.AX

-2.45%

SGLLV.AX

-1.24%

RIC.AX

0.37%

RIO.AX

-3.72%

RXL.AX

1.28%

RFF.AX

-0.5%

RYM.AX

-1.36%

SFR.AX

-0.55%

STO.AX

1.33%

SCG.AX

0.13%

SEK.AX

0.83%

SHV.AX

0.25%

SRV.AX

-0.08%

SSM.AX

SGH.AX

0.23%

SHA.AX

SIG.AX

0.18%

SLX.AX

0.99%

SGM.AX

-1.5%

SDR.AX

1.3%

SKS.AX

-0.48%

SIQ.AX

-1.77%

SHL.AX

-1.95%

S32.AX

-2.27%

SX2.AX

-3.27%

SXE.AX

3.31%

SPK.AX

0.66%

SRG.AX

3.13%

SBM.AX

-1.6%

SMR.AX

0.85%

SDF.AX

1.07%

SGP.AX

-1.83%

SKG.AX

SNZ.AX

SUN.AX

-0.66%

SRL.AX

1.8%

SUL.AX

SLC.AX

0.33%

SNL.AX

0.89%

SYL.AX

3.4%

TAH.AX

1.23%

TEA.AX

4.82%

TNE.AX

1.67%

TLX.AX

0.48%

TLS.AX

0.91%

TPW.AX

4.63%

A2M.AX

-0.42%

TLC.AX

0.18%

SGR.AX

1.01%

TVN.AX

-5.48%

THL.AX

6.61%

TWR.AX

TPG.AX

0.14%

TCL.AX

0.24%

TWE.AX

0.33%

TUA.AX

2.26%

TCG.AX

1.92%

TRA.AX

UNI.AX

-0.13%

VAU.AX

-1.35%

VNT.AX

0.77%

VCX.AX

VGN.AX

-2.32%

VEA.AX

1.13%

VUL.AX

VSL.AX

0.21%

VYS.AX

1.05%

WA1.AX

2.29%

WGN.AX

3.75%

WAM.AX

-0.32%

WGB.AX

-0.45%

WLE.AX

SOL.AX

-0.41%

WPR.AX

-0.41%

WQG.AX

0.25%

WEB.AX

-2.37%

WBT.AX

2.66%

WES.AX

-0.09%

WAF.AX

-3.78%

WGX.AX

-2.01%

WBC.AX

-0.11%

WHF.AX

-0.11%

WHC.AX

3.58%

WIA.AX

-1.96%

WC8.AX

-2.17%

WTN.AX

WTC.AX

0.09%

WDS.AX

1.92%

WOW.AX

0.45%

WOR.AX

0.37%

XRO.AX

1.55%

YAL.AX

1.38%

ZIM.AX

-0.62%

ZIP.AX

-0.97%

POPULAR ETFs	Close($)	+/-	%
A200 ASX 200	145.84	-0.53	-0.36
SSO ASX Small Caps	14.33	-0.03	-0.21
IVV S&P 500	71.80	0.04	0.06
NDQ Nasdaq	61.41	0.45	0.74
F100 FTSE 100	15.11	-0.15	-0.98
ASIA Asia Tech	21.62	0.56	2.66
IEU Europe	98.14	-0.48	-0.49
IEM Emerging Markets	96.37	0.53	0.55
Gold Gold	53.77	-0.59	-1.09
ACDC Battery Tech	133.50	-0.05	-0.04

COMMODITIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Gold	4,079.94	3.618	0.09
Silver	58.36	0.0689	0.12
Platinum	1,602.15	23.9	1.51
Palladium	1,230.00	16.2334	1.34
Ice Brent Crude	79.48	5.32	7.17
CURRENCIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Australian Dollar	0.6936	0.0008	0.12
Euro	1.1423	0.0009	0.08
British Pound	1.3396	0.001	0.07
Canadian Dollar	1.4163	-0.0008	-0.06
New Zealand Dollar	0.5722	0.0023	0.4
Chinese Yuan	6.7976	-0.0049	-0.07
Japanese Yen	162.4200	-0.15	-0.09

What We're Watching

ASX Resource stocks we own

Code	Company	Price($)	Today	1 Year Return	52 Week Range($)
A1M	Aic Mines Ltd	0.72	-1.37%	128.13%	0.30 0.79
BGL	Bellevue Gold Ltd	1.28	-1.54%	41.49%	0.78 2.00
BHP	Bhp Group Ltd	56.67	-1.47%	50.39%	37.74 65.98
FMG	Fortescue Ltd	18.29	-0.6%	13.37%	16.30 23.38
NHC	New Hope Corporation Ltd	5.22	5.45%	26.92%	3.77 6.17
WHC	Whitehaven Coal Ltd	7.53	3.72%	24.53%	5.90 9.90
NEM	Newmont Cdi	134.11	-1.52%	0.00%	87.54 190.91
NXG	Nexgen Ene Cdi	13.33	0.98%	0.00%	9.66 20.47
SFR	Sandfire Resources Ltd	18.15	-0.74%	57.86%	10.11 21.75

10 Top Gainers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
FBU	Fletcher Buildin	2.97	6.83
THL	Tourism Holdings	2.42	6.61
MP1	Megaport	20.25	6.13
CEN	Contact Energy	7.59	6.01
EQR	Eq Resources	0.28	5.66
NHC	New Hope Corpora	5.22	5.35
MSB	Mesoblast	2.12	4.95
TEA	Tasmea	8.91	4.82
TPW	Temple & Webster	5.65	4.63
AIS	Aeris Resources	0.36	4.35

10 Biggest Fallers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
PNR	Pantoro Gold	1.96	-11.31
MI6	Minerals 260	0.60	-5.91
TVN	Tivan	0.35	-5.48
DPM	Dpm Metals Cdi	47.22	-4.64
AMC	Amcor Cdi	61.07	-4.46
BRE	Brazilian Rare	3.91	-4.4
WAF	West African Res	2.68	-3.78
RIO	Rio Tinto	157.76	-3.72
MAF	Ma Financial	6.47	-3.58
EVN	Evolution Mining	11.03	-3.58

OPINION

Latest Market Matters Opinions

09/07/2026 09:17

First Up

The ASX 200 continues to ride the volatile rollercoaster it's been aboard for well over 400-days. Last week the local market looked destined for new all-time highs following triple-digit gains on Friday, close on the heels of a strong performance on the Thursday. This morning we're sitting at our desks contemplating what's next after President Trump declared the ceasefire with “scum” Iran is over; we knew he wasn’t happy following the USA’s debacle of an exit from the World Cup, but we didn’t think global tensions would escalate in just a matter of hours. The news is already sounding so familiar to much of the last quarter:

09/07/2026 09:16

Brent Crude Sept’ Futures (US$/barrel)

Crude oil surged another ~7% overnight on the worsening rhetoric around Iran, taking its sharp bounce from last week's low to ~15%. This has been a similar move to the one at the start of June, and if common sense prevails, the outcome should be the same, with the energy complex renewing its downtrend if/when diplomacy returns around the Strait of Hormuz.

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Question asked 04/07/2026

Sudden drop in Asian ETFs?

Crickey! I'm heavily invested in Asian ETFs, but on Friday 26th it dropped by 4.71%. This was pretty shocking for me, or is just life? It appears to be because of concerns about future demand for the demand of semiconductor, and other picks and shovels supporting the hyperscalers, AI and data centre development. Fortunately I have read where Samsung and SK Hynix, who dominate in the Korean market, will announce on Monday 29th June investment of "hundreds of billions of dollars" in new production facilities. So very mixed messages here for me. Do you have any information/insights on these developments? I continue to monitor my funds daily with a view to cash when the time is right. Very difficult!

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Question asked 04/07/2026

Pullbacks & Corrections

Resources (I'm writing this on Monday and also the EOFY, so we'll see what the coming week brings. In your Webinar, Shawn implied that we commodity investors seem to think that in a bull market we expect our shares to go up every day. That's a bit condescending. I have shares in Australian and North American companies in gold, silver, uranium and others. I expected volatility right from my first commodity buy in 2019. But this calendar year the majority of them are down anywhere from 20% to 65% and falling. Should I call that a pullback or a whopping big correction? I don't see how that can possibly look like the beginning of a super cycle. What am I missing?

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