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KKC.AX

0.85%

ABG.AX

2.16%

ASK.AX

AX1.AX

2.84%

ADT.AX

-0.18%

AGL.AX

1.82%

AIZ.AX

-1.83%

AAI.AX

-1.86%

A4N.AX

-0.55%

ALQ.AX

0.58%

AMC.AX

1.08%

AOV.AX

3.36%

AMP.AX

5.17%

AEL.AX

2.33%

ALD.AX

-0.23%

ANN.AX

0.19%

ANZ.AX

0.8%

APA.AX

-0.36%

ARB.AX

3.62%

ARF.AX

-0.27%

ARG.AX

-0.11%

ALL.AX

1.44%

APZ.AX

ASX.AX

0.23%

ALX.AX

-0.39%

AUB.AX

0.18%

AIA.AX

-1.12%

AD8.AX

AZJ.AX

ABB.AX

-0.26%

ASB.AX

-1.51%

AAC.AX

-1.09%

ACL.AX

0.71%

AEF.AX

0.33%

AFG.AX

-3.7%

AFI.AX

0.41%

AUI.AX

0.54%

BOQ.AX

0.64%

BMN.AX

-1.25%

BAP.AX

0.98%

BCI.AX

BPT.AX

-0.37%

BLX.AX

2.57%

BGA.AX

0.74%

BGL.AX

-0.54%

BEN.AX

1.11%

BHP.AX

-1.38%

BKI.AX

1.42%

BC8.AX

-0.61%

XYZ.AX

-1.14%

BSL.AX

-0.7%

BOE.AX

-2.15%

BOT.AX

9.68%

BXB.AX

1.17%

BVS.AX

-2.82%

BRG.AX

-0.69%

BKW.AX

0.84%

BFL.AX

0.38%

BWP.AX

-0.28%

CMM.AX

-0.53%

CSC.AX

-1.52%

CAR.AX

-0.38%

CIN.AX

0.63%

CYL.AX

-0.19%

CAT.AX

CWP.AX

0.41%

CNI.AX

-0.84%

CIP.AX

-0.32%

COF.AX

CHN.AX

-6.49%

CGF.AX

1.01%

CIA.AX

-0.89%

CHC.AX

1.15%

CLW.AX

0.96%

CNU.AX

0.89%

CQR.AX

0.77%

C79.AX

1.22%

CQE.AX

-0.34%

CVL.AX

-0.43%

CU6.AX

6.91%

CWY.AX

0.73%

CUV.AX

-1.84%

CBO.AX

2.87%

COH.AX

-0.13%

CDA.AX

-1.52%

COL.AX

0.48%

CKF.AX

-0.11%

CBA.AX

-0.94%

CPU.AX

0.4%

CEN.AX

2.54%

CTD.AX

4.18%

CCP.AX

1.06%

CMW.AX

2.86%

CSL.AX

0.73%

CCL.AX

-0.32%

DBI.AX

3.13%

DTL.AX

-0.13%

DYL.AX

-0.88%

DRR.AX

0.26%

DVP.AX

-2.53%

DXS.AX

DXI.AX

-0.37%

DDR.AX

-0.36%

DGT.AX

1.55%

DUI.AX

0.37%

DJW.AX

-0.64%

DHG.AX

0.23%

DMP.AX

2.37%

DOW.AX

DRO.AX

-4.86%

DNL.AX

0.36%

APE.AX

2.63%

EBO.AX

0.52%

EBR.AX

7.56%

ELD.AX

0.46%

EOS.AX

-3.66%

EMR.AX

-0.5%

EDV.AX

0.73%

ERA.AX

EQT.AX

0.49%

EVN.AX

-0.89%

EVT.AX

-1.45%

FCL.AX

13.62%

FFM.AX

-1.34%

FPH.AX

0.36%

FPR.AX

-0.97%

FBU.AX

0.35%

FLT.AX

1.78%

FMG.AX

0.43%

FGX.AX

FGG.AX

0.33%

GEM.AX

-3.52%

GLF.AX

-5.77%

GDG.AX

-1.55%

GNE.AX

-0.93%

GMD.AX

-1.17%

GTK.AX

1.22%

GNP.AX

1.93%

GOR.AX

-0.61%

GMG.AX

0.92%

GPT.AX

0.79%

GQG.AX

0.43%

GNG.AX

0.61%

GNC.AX

1.18%

GGP.AX

-1.71%

GOZ.AX

1.67%

GCI.AX

GYG.AX

1.45%

GWA.AX

0.86%

HSN.AX

-1.63%

HVN.AX

0.74%

HLS.AX

2.1%

HGH.AX

8.11%

HM1.AX

-0.32%

HLI.AX

1.11%

HMC.AX

0.46%

HDN.AX

1.18%

HUB.AX

2.85%

IEL.AX

0.73%

IGO.AX

-1.39%

ILU.AX

-0.26%

IMD.AX

-2.6%

IFT.AX

1.54%

INA.AX

-0.74%

ING.AX

0.28%

IFL.AX

IAG.AX

0.82%

IDX.AX

0.4%

IPX.AX

-3.52%

IPH.AX

-0.21%

IRE.AX

1.04%

JHX.AX

-1.34%

JBH.AX

0.64%

JLG.AX

0.95%

JDO.AX

1.57%

JIN.AX

0.3%

KAR.AX

-1.05%

KLS.AX

-0.26%

KCN.AX

1.26%

LSF.AX

-0.34%

LFS.AX

LLC.AX

-0.36%

LFG.AX

3.16%

360.AX

1.94%

LIC.AX

0.86%

LNW.AX

0.87%

LTR.AX

2.72%

LOV.AX

0.1%

LYC.AX

-0.84%

MAF.AX

-0.13%

MGH.AX

-0.72%

MAC.AX

-0.17%

MAH.AX

-1.59%

MQG.AX

0.79%

MAQ.AX

-0.02%

MAD.AX

-1.43%

MFG.AX

0.42%

MMS.AX

2.08%

MPL.AX

0.8%

MP1.AX

-1.46%

MCY.AX

1.61%

MEZ.AX

0.56%

MSB.AX

0.93%

MTS.AX

1.5%

MOT.AX

MXT.AX

-0.49%

MFF.AX

0.68%

MIN.AX

2.13%

MIR.AX

0.91%

MGR.AX

0.44%

MND.AX

0.7%

MYR.AX

0.81%

MYS.AX

NAN.AX

-1.53%

NAB.AX

0.62%

NSR.AX

NGI.AX

3.51%

NWL.AX

0.59%

NEU.AX

0.56%

NHC.AX

-3.19%

NEM.AX

0.44%

NWS.AX

0.67%

NXG.AX

0.78%

NXT.AX

-0.35%

NHF.AX

0.85%

NCK.AX

0.05%

NIC.AX

-0.68%

NEC.AX

-0.31%

NST.AX

-0.92%

NWH.AX

-1.3%

NUF.AX

0.82%

NXL.AX

OCL.AX

-2.32%

OML.AX

-0.28%

OPH.AX

1.57%

OBM.AX

1.37%

ORI.AX

-0.4%

ORG.AX

0.09%

ORA.AX

1.52%

PDN.AX

-1.02%

PNR.AX

2.54%

PGC.AX

2.56%

PPC.AX

0.93%

PPM.AX

0.55%

PRN.AX

-2.13%

PCI.AX

1.25%

PPT.AX

2.69%

PRU.AX

-0.86%

PXA.AX

0.39%

PLS.AX

-0.66%

PNI.AX

3.41%

PL8.AX

1.78%

PGF.AX

PNV.AX

2.09%

PDI.AX

3.8%

PMV.AX

1.43%

PME.AX

0.16%

PFP.AX

1.11%

PWH.AX

0.14%

PYC.AX

-3.03%

QAN.AX

-0.28%

QBE.AX

0.31%

QOR.AX

QRI.AX

0.31%

QAL.AX

2.04%

QUB.AX

RMS.AX

-2.06%

RHC.AX

1.6%

REA.AX

-0.06%

RDX.AX

2.86%

REH.AX

-1.62%

RF1.AX

-1.03%

RPL.AX

2.42%

RGN.AX

0.44%

REG.AX

-1.05%

RRL.AX

-1.32%

RWC.AX

0.23%

RMD.AX

1.42%

RSG.AX

-1.53%

SGLLV.AX

1.06%

RIC.AX

-1.01%

RIO.AX

-1.32%

RUL.AX

14.04%

RFF.AX

0.55%

SFR.AX

-1.05%

STO.AX

-0.26%

SCG.AX

1.06%

SEK.AX

0.5%

SHV.AX

-0.97%

SRV.AX

2.81%

SSM.AX

1.06%

SGH.AX

-1.1%

SIG.AX

0.33%

SLX.AX

-0.46%

SGM.AX

-0.56%

SDR.AX

1.35%

SKC.AX

-1.19%

SIQ.AX

1.46%

SHL.AX

1.15%

S32.AX

-2.5%

SX2.AX

-3.25%

SPK.AX

-0.87%

SPR.AX

-1.56%

SRG.AX

SMR.AX

-2.46%

SDF.AX

0.84%

SGP.AX

1.27%

SNZ.AX

-0.09%

SUN.AX

1.06%

SUL.AX

0.48%

SLC.AX

-2.31%

SNL.AX

-0.11%

TAH.AX

-0.67%

TEA.AX

-2.77%

TNE.AX

-0.61%

TLX.AX

TLS.AX

0.21%

TPW.AX

0.77%

A2M.AX

TLC.AX

-2.79%

TWR.AX

TPG.AX

-0.19%

TCL.AX

-1.37%

TWE.AX

0.5%

TUA.AX

TCG.AX

2.04%

URW.AX

-0.28%

UNI.AX

3.47%

VAU.AX

VNT.AX

0.59%

VCX.AX

0.79%

VGN.AX

-2.61%

VGL.AX

-1.54%

VEA.AX

2.69%

VUL.AX

-2.12%

VSL.AX

6.35%

WA1.AX

-2.16%

WAM.AX

0.94%

WGB.AX

-1.56%

WLE.AX

1.21%

SOL.AX

0.52%

WPR.AX

-0.4%

WEB.AX

0.91%

WES.AX

0.81%

WAF.AX

-0.43%

WGX.AX

0.35%

WBC.AX

0.45%

WHF.AX

WHC.AX

-2.14%

WTC.AX

1.1%

WDS.AX

0.25%

WOW.AX

0.61%

WOR.AX

0.99%

XRO.AX

0.86%

YAL.AX

-1.77%

ZIM.AX

-4.92%

ZIP.AX

-0.97%

POPULAR ETFs	Close($)	+/-	%
A200 ASX 200	143.27	0.03	0.02
SSO ASX Small Caps	14.90	0.03	0.2
IVV S&P 500	63.38	0.28	0.44
NDQ Nasdaq	51.13	0.33	0.65
F100 FTSE 100	13.69	-0.03	-0.22
ASIA Asia Tech	11.67	-0.1	-0.85
IEU Europe	95.68	-0.4	-0.42
IEM Emerging Markets	73.90	-0.25	-0.34
Gold Gold	46.75	-0.21	-0.45
ACDC Battery Tech	91.31	0.16	0.18

COMMODITIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Gold	3,335.00	8.6875	0.26
Silver	36.91	0.0813	0.22
Platinum	1,391.62	24.12	1.76
Palladium	1,134.77	-2.1263	-0.19
Ice Brent Crude	68.51	-0.29	-0.42
CURRENCIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Australian Dollar	0.6550	-0.0019	-0.29
Euro	1.1778	0.0025	0.21
British Pound	1.3652	-0.0004	-0.03
Canadian Dollar	1.3603	0.0022	0.16
New Zealand Dollar	0.6061	-0.0009	-0.15
Chinese Yuan	7.1645	-0.0039	-0.05
Japanese Yen	144.4500	-0.47	-0.32

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	5.80	0%	223.12%	1.74 6.33
DBI	Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd	4.29	3.13%	40.66%	2.94 4.33
HSN	Hansen Technologies Ltd	4.82	-1.63%	8.56%	4.04 5.88
JHX	James Hardie Industries Plc	42.81	-1.34%	-9.59%	31.86 59.53
MGR	Mirvac Group	2.26	0.44%	20.53%	1.81 2.42
NSR	National Storage Reit	2.39	0%	3.02%	2.05 2.59
PDN	Paladin Energy Ltd	7.73	-1.02%	-41.31%	3.93 14.28
RUL	Rpmglobal Holdings Ltd	3.25	14.04%	0.00%	2.17 3.35
SFR	Sandfire Resources Ltd	11.33	-1.05%	24.92%	7.79 11.88
WOR	Worley Ltd	13.32	0.99%	-9.88%	11.07 15.81

10 Top Gainers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
RUL	Rpmglobal Holdin	3.25	14.04
FCL	Fineos Corporati	2.67	13.62
BOT	Botanix Pharmace	0.34	9.68
HGH	Heartland Group	0.80	8.11
EBR	Ebr Systems Cdi	1.21	7.56
CU6	Clarity Pharmace	2.94	6.91
VSL	Vulcan Steel	6.03	6.35
AMP	Amp	1.43	5.17
CTD	Corporate Travel	14.71	4.18
PDI	Predictive Disco	0.41	3.8

10 Biggest Fallers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
CHN	Chalice Mining	1.73	-6.49
GLF	Gemlife Comm Def	4.08	-5.77
ZIM	Zimplats Holding	15.45	-4.92
DRO	Droneshield	2.35	-4.86
AFG	Australian Finan	2.08	-3.7
EOS	Electro Optic Sy	2.63	-3.66
IPX	Iperionx	4.38	-3.52
GEM	G8 Education	0.96	-3.52
SX2	Southern Cro Cdi	6.85	-3.25
NHC	New Hope Corpora	3.95	-3.19

OPINION

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05/07/2025 09:38

First Up

The ASX200 advanced another 1% last week, closing above the psychological 8600 level for the first time. The healthcare, real estate, and materials sectors all closed up around 3%, while the financial sector was the weakest over the five days, closing down 0.7%. For the market to extend the recent gains, it will need to shrug off high valuations and lack of earnings growth, although, as we saw last week, the resources stocks can do some of the heavy lifting after experiencing a tough 18 months.

04/07/2025 16:59

What Mattered Today

A quiet end to a solid week for stocks, chalking up a positive move to kick off FY26. The FY25 trend of buying certainty at any price has taken a (slight) knock, with sectors and stocks representing better value attracting more flows this week.

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