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KKC.AX

1.29%

ABG.AX

-0.87%

ASK.AX

-3.1%

AX1.AX

-0.33%

ADT.AX

1.05%

AGL.AX

-1.94%

AIZ.AX

AAI.AX

1.24%

A4N.AX

-0.85%

ALQ.AX

-0.23%

AMC.AX

-0.73%

AOV.AX

0.47%

AMP.AX

AEL.AX

2.22%

ALD.AX

0.06%

ANN.AX

-0.32%

ANZ.AX

0.36%

APA.AX

-0.84%

ARB.AX

0.38%

ARF.AX

-1.92%

ARG.AX

0.11%

ALL.AX

-1.11%

APZ.AX

2.08%

ASX.AX

-1.13%

ALX.AX

-1.37%

AUB.AX

0.06%

AIA.AX

-0.73%

AD8.AX

2.79%

AZJ.AX

0.47%

ABB.AX

ASB.AX

-2.22%

AAC.AX

1.48%

ACL.AX

-0.36%

AEF.AX

-2.44%

AFG.AX

1.44%

AFI.AX

AUI.AX

0.27%

BOQ.AX

-0.06%

BMN.AX

3.36%

BAP.AX

0.77%

BCI.AX

BPT.AX

BLX.AX

1.2%

BGA.AX

-2.83%

BGL.AX

-2.91%

BEN.AX

-1.01%

BHP.AX

3.16%

BKI.AX

-0.56%

BC8.AX

0.65%

XYZ.AX

-0.44%

BSL.AX

-0.41%

BOE.AX

-1.69%

BXB.AX

-0.83%

BVS.AX

1.42%

BRG.AX

0.82%

BKW.AX

-0.27%

BGP.AX

BFL.AX

BWP.AX

-1.83%

CMM.AX

-2.17%

CSC.AX

-3.06%

CAR.AX

1.08%

CIN.AX

0.74%

CYL.AX

-5.58%

CAT.AX

-2.51%

CWP.AX

-0.14%

CNI.AX

-1.27%

CIP.AX

-0.95%

COF.AX

-0.43%

CHN.AX

-0.89%

CGF.AX

-0.86%

CIA.AX

2.47%

CHC.AX

-2.01%

CLW.AX

-2.41%

CNU.AX

-0.32%

CQR.AX

-2.07%

C79.AX

-0.6%

CQE.AX

-1.04%

CVL.AX

CU6.AX

-0.35%

CWY.AX

1.06%

CUV.AX

0.38%

CBO.AX

-1.25%

COH.AX

0.03%

CDA.AX

-1.07%

COL.AX

-0.05%

CKF.AX

-1.1%

CBA.AX

-0.04%

CPU.AX

0.49%

CEN.AX

-2.49%

CTD.AX

2.25%

CCP.AX

-1.15%

CMW.AX

1.37%

CSL.AX

-0.37%

CCL.AX

1.57%

DBI.AX

-0.11%

DTL.AX

-1.02%

DYL.AX

0.62%

DRR.AX

2.14%

DVP.AX

-4.07%

DXS.AX

-0.43%

DXI.AX

-1.45%

DDR.AX

-0.72%

DGT.AX

-1.82%

DUI.AX

-0.56%

DJW.AX

-0.31%

DHG.AX

-0.23%

DMP.AX

0.67%

DOW.AX

1.83%

DRO.AX

3.75%

DNL.AX

APE.AX

-0.44%

EBO.AX

-1.23%

EBR.AX

ELD.AX

-0.68%

EOS.AX

-0.69%

EMR.AX

-2.44%

EDV.AX

1.6%

ERA.AX

EQT.AX

EVN.AX

-1.13%

EVT.AX

-0.92%

FCL.AX

1.18%

FFM.AX

-3.71%

FPH.AX

-1.93%

FPR.AX

0.31%

FBU.AX

0.18%

FLT.AX

-0.08%

FMG.AX

3.09%

FGX.AX

1.61%

FGG.AX

0.67%

GEM.AX

-4.03%

GLF.AX

2.26%

GDG.AX

-0.88%

GNE.AX

1.4%

GMD.AX

-1.94%

GTK.AX

-5.35%

GNP.AX

0.47%

GOR.AX

-0.93%

GMG.AX

-1.56%

GPT.AX

-1.38%

GQG.AX

0.69%

GNG.AX

0.62%

GNC.AX

-0.07%

GGP.AX

1.24%

GOZ.AX

-3.31%

GCI.AX

GYG.AX

-1.15%

GWA.AX

0.42%

HSN.AX

-0.73%

HVN.AX

0.36%

HLS.AX

1.01%

HGH.AX

HM1.AX

0.31%

HLI.AX

1.21%

HMC.AX

-3.33%

HDN.AX

-1%

HUB.AX

0.84%

IEL.AX

-3.28%

IGO.AX

1.66%

ILU.AX

21.48%

IMD.AX

-0.19%

IFT.AX

-0.89%

INA.AX

-0.48%

ING.AX

-0.83%

IFL.AX

1.78%

IAG.AX

-0.71%

IDX.AX

-0.58%

IPX.AX

14.39%

IPH.AX

0.2%

IRE.AX

-1.3%

JHX.AX

2.03%

JBH.AX

-2.09%

JLG.AX

22.01%

JDO.AX

0.47%

JIN.AX

-0.1%

KAR.AX

-1.75%

KLS.AX

-0.26%

KCN.AX

LSF.AX

-0.67%

LFS.AX

LLC.AX

-2.23%

LFG.AX

0.55%

360.AX

-1.22%

LIC.AX

-4.45%

LNW.AX

-0.72%

LTR.AX

2.5%

LOV.AX

-2.09%

LYC.AX

16.28%

MAF.AX

-3.84%

MGH.AX

-0.24%

MAC.AX

0.27%

MAH.AX

-0.85%

MQG.AX

-1.49%

MAQ.AX

-0.82%

MAD.AX

-1.47%

MFG.AX

0.52%

MMS.AX

0.82%

MPL.AX

-1.28%

MP1.AX

1.48%

MCY.AX

MEZ.AX

-2.04%

MSB.AX

0.61%

MLX.AX

7.32%

MTS.AX

-0.5%

MOT.AX

-0.25%

MXT.AX

-0.73%

MFF.AX

-0.45%

MIN.AX

7.6%

MIR.AX

-0.3%

MGR.AX

-1.36%

MND.AX

0.74%

MYR.AX

-1.19%

MYS.AX

-0.12%

NAN.AX

-0.63%

NAB.AX

-0.03%

NSR.AX

-0.21%

NGI.AX

-0.59%

NWL.AX

0.79%

NEU.AX

-0.24%

NHC.AX

2.78%

NEM.AX

0.22%

NWS.AX

0.09%

NXG.AX

2.38%

NXT.AX

-0.04%

NHF.AX

0.14%

NCK.AX

-2.12%

NIC.AX

1.03%

NEC.AX

-0.76%

NST.AX

-2.23%

NWH.AX

1.49%

NUF.AX

-0.4%

NXL.AX

-1.44%

OCL.AX

0.81%

OML.AX

-0.43%

OPH.AX

-0.32%

OBM.AX

-10.69%

ORI.AX

-1.02%

ORG.AX

0.73%

ORA.AX

PDN.AX

0.5%

PNR.AX

-3.47%

PGC.AX

-2.5%

PPC.AX

1.6%

PPM.AX

1.37%

PRN.AX

1.34%

PCI.AX

0.41%

PPT.AX

-0.19%

PRU.AX

-0.28%

PXA.AX

-0.62%

PLS.AX

1.8%

PNI.AX

0.62%

PL8.AX

1.08%

PGF.AX

PNV.AX

-0.22%

PDI.AX

-1.16%

PMV.AX

-0.5%

PME.AX

-0.31%

PFP.AX

-0.22%

PWH.AX

-1.12%

PYC.AX

QAN.AX

0.46%

QBE.AX

-1.15%

QOR.AX

-1.76%

QRI.AX

QAL.AX

-0.28%

QUB.AX

-0.12%

RMS.AX

-0.83%

RHC.AX

-0.42%

REA.AX

-0.79%

RDX.AX

-1.58%

REH.AX

-0.37%

RF1.AX

-0.34%

RPL.AX

1.16%

RGN.AX

-1.55%

REG.AX

-3.22%

RRL.AX

-1.01%

RWC.AX

1.07%

RMD.AX

0.51%

RSG.AX

SGLLV.AX

0.1%

RIC.AX

-1.74%

RIO.AX

2.85%

RUL.AX

-0.9%

RFF.AX

SFR.AX

-0.9%

STO.AX

-0.71%

SCG.AX

-1.47%

SEK.AX

-0.46%

SHV.AX

-0.26%

SRV.AX

0.7%

SSM.AX

-2.04%

SGH.AX

-0.32%

SIG.AX

0.88%

SLX.AX

2.02%

SGM.AX

0.36%

SDR.AX

0.11%

SKC.AX

3.95%

SIQ.AX

-0.19%

SHL.AX

0.07%

S32.AX

2.63%

SX2.AX

-2%

SPK.AX

-1.28%

SPR.AX

-0.39%

SRG.AX

-1.04%

SMR.AX

4.93%

SDF.AX

-0.76%

SGP.AX

-1.37%

SNZ.AX

0.82%

SUN.AX

-0.61%

SUL.AX

0.46%

SLC.AX

0.84%

SNL.AX

2.03%

TAH.AX

0.65%

TEA.AX

-1.47%

TNE.AX

-2.47%

TLX.AX

-1.8%

TLS.AX

-0.61%

TPW.AX

-0.46%

A2M.AX

-0.95%

TLC.AX

-0.93%

TPG.AX

0.55%

TCL.AX

-1.33%

TWE.AX

0.06%

TUA.AX

-5.81%

TCG.AX

2.06%

URW.AX

-1.53%

UNI.AX

2.44%

VAU.AX

-1.27%

VNT.AX

-2.01%

VCX.AX

-1.38%

VGN.AX

-1.27%

VGL.AX

-0.31%

VEA.AX

VUL.AX

-13%

VSL.AX

0.92%

WA1.AX

0.49%

WAM.AX

0.31%

WGB.AX

0.39%

WLE.AX

0.4%

SOL.AX

-1%

WPR.AX

-1.42%

WEB.AX

4.12%

WES.AX

-0.97%

WAF.AX

-2.37%

WGX.AX

0.18%

WBC.AX

-0.3%

WHF.AX

0.89%

WHC.AX

2.84%

WTC.AX

-0.1%

WDS.AX

-0.21%

WOW.AX

-0.11%

WOR.AX

0.19%

XRO.AX

-1.42%

YAL.AX

0.32%

ZIM.AX

-0.6%

ZIP.AX

-0.52%

POPULAR ETFs	Close($)	+/-	%
A200 ASX 200	143.15	0.01	0.01
SSO ASX Small Caps	14.83	0.09	0.61
IVV S&P 500	63.39	-0.08	-0.13
NDQ Nasdaq	51.04	-0.23	-0.45
F100 FTSE 100	13.88	-0.01	-0.07
ASIA Asia Tech	11.74	0.02	0.17
IEU Europe	96.75	-0.5	-0.51
IEM Emerging Markets	74.33	0.05	0.07
Gold Gold	46.57	-0.01	-0.02
ACDC Battery Tech	93.35	1.38	1.5

COMMODITIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Gold	3,339.49	16.7976	0.51
Silver	37.22	0.1872	0.51
Platinum	1,354.20	-6.54	-0.48
Palladium	1,141.00	-0.9122	-0.08
Ice Brent Crude	68.88	-1.31	-1.87
CURRENCIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Australian Dollar	0.6580	-0.0007	-0.11
Euro	1.1680	-0.002	-0.17
British Pound	1.3557	-0.0016	-0.12
Canadian Dollar	1.3693	0.0039	0.29
New Zealand Dollar	0.6015	-0.002	-0.33
Chinese Yuan	7.1691	-0.0057	-0.08
Japanese Yen	146.9000	0.65	0.44

What We're Watching

10 Stocks We like Here & Now

Code	Company	Price($)	Today	1 Year Return	52 Week Range($)
CAT	Catapult Group International Ltd	5.82	-2.51%	217.55%	1.74 6.33
DBI	Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd	4.50	-0.11%	48.03%	3.00 4.54
HSN	Hansen Technologies Ltd	4.79	-0.73%	9.79%	4.04 5.88
JHX	James Hardie Industries Plc	43.15	2.06%	-7.65%	31.86 59.53
MGR	Mirvac Group	2.17	-1.59%	18.92%	1.81 2.42
NSR	National Storage Reit	2.33	-0.21%	0.00%	2.05 2.59
PDN	Paladin Energy Ltd	7.00	0.5%	-47.15%	3.93 14.28
RUL	Rpmglobal Holdings Ltd	3.30	-0.9%	32.11%	2.20 3.35
SFR	Sandfire Resources Ltd	11.00	-0.95%	23.88%	7.79 11.88
WOR	Worley Ltd	13.40	0.19%	-7.54%	11.07 15.81

10 Top Gainers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
JLG	Johns Lyng Group	3.88	22.01
ILU	Iluka Resources	4.84	21.48
LYC	Lynas Rare Earth	9.64	16.28
IPX	Iperionx	4.93	14.39
MIN	Mineral Resource	27.45	7.6
MLX	Metals X	0.66	7.32
SMR	Stanmore Resourc	2.13	4.93
WEB	Web Travel Group	4.80	4.12
SKC	Skycity Entertai	0.92	3.95
DRO	Droneshield	2.77	3.75

10 Biggest Fallers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
VUL	Vulcan Energy	3.48	-13
OBM	Ora Banda Mining	0.65	-10.69
TUA	Tuas Ltd Fpo	5.19	-5.81
CYL	Catalyst Metals	4.91	-5.58
GTK	Gentrack Group	11.33	-5.35
LIC	Lifestyle Commun	4.62	-4.45
DVP	Develop Global	4.60	-4.07
GEM	G8 Education	0.89	-4.03
MAF	Ma Financial	7.64	-3.84
FFM	Firefly Metals	1.10	-3.71

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