Local stocks continued to edge higher to end the week, although there was a notable tone of caution compared to the previous three days.
The ASX200 finished almost flat at 0.11%, only dragged into the green by the Consumer Staples index (comprised of companies like the big grocers), as Sydney’s COVID-19 situation goes from bad to worse.
The ASX200 consumer discretionary also gained ground to finish 0.52% higher. Oil & gas stocks hit the breaks as the ASX Energy index fell more than 1%, with smaller declines in resources.
The big banks struggled for traction, and the ASX200 financials index finished 0.49% lower.
25 BIG CAP WINNERS
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| Code | Name | Price | % Change | Volume | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOS | Electro Optic Systems | 4.46 | 7.2% | 1,362,759 | $627,803,193 |
| NIC | Nickel Mines Limited | 1.145 | 6.5% | 10,588,557 | $2,703,656,230 |
| NXL | Nuix Limited | 2.8 | 5.7% | 3,712,345 | $840,884,204 |
| WSA | Western Areas Ltd | 2.53 | 5.4% | 3,153,379 | $771,943,572 |
| EVN | Evolution Mining Ltd | 4.28 | 5.2% | 21,711,575 | $6,954,275,036 |
| PWR | Peter Warren | 3.61 | 4.9% | 110,454 | $572,949,898 |
| RBL | Redbubble Limited | 3.92 | 4.5% | 1,520,762 | $1,026,075,836 |
| LTR | Liontown Resources | 0.82 | 4.5% | 5,065,310 | $1,490,648,463 |
| ILU | Iluka Resources | 9.73 | 4.3% | 4,837,486 | $3,945,200,651 |
| ACL | Au Clinical Labs | 3.745 | 4.0% | 4,970,185 | $726,602,454 |
| SHV | Select Harvests | 7.33 | 4.0% | 664,792 | $847,581,809 |
| GNE | Genesis Energy Ltd | 3.41 | 4.0% | 7,685 | $3,422,905,175 |
| FCL | Fineos Corp Hold PLC | 3.95 | 3.9% | 45,266 | $1,146,371,110 |
| PPC | Peet Limited | 1.225 | 3.8% | 87,208 | $570,294,577 |
| NTO | Nitro Software Ltd | 3.35 | 3.7% | 679,868 | $643,909,796 |
| FPH | Fisher & Paykel H. | 30.92 | 3.6% | 370,781 | $17,208,570,402 |
| PRN | Perenti Global Ltd | 0.915 | 3.4% | 3,415,448 | $623,301,271 |
| JIN | Jumbo Interactive | 16.65 | 3.4% | 115,851 | $1,006,049,475 |
| SLK | Sealink Travel Grp | 9.5 | 3.3% | 182,229 | $2,009,271,242 |
| MNY | Money3 Corporation | 3.17 | 3.3% | 794,354 | $640,634,077 |
| BRN | Brainchip Ltd | 0.48 | 3.2% | 4,102,795 | $771,777,772 |
| 29M | 29Metalslimited | 2.3 | 3.1% | 2,901,380 | $1,071,414,650 |
| SVW | Seven Group Holdings | 22.86 | 3.0% | 582,732 | $8,064,385,054 |
| AWC | Alumina Limited | 1.625 | 2.8% | 8,882,718 | $4,584,656,639 |
| CAR | Carsales.Com Ltd. | 22.08 | 2.8% | 931,001 | $6,056,642,181 |
Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) started strongly and rose throughout the day to close 7.2% higher, following the release of its Q4 trading update.
The company, which makes laser technology that can break up space debris, reported net operating cash flows of $17.3m on cash receipts of $65.5m.
As June quarter reporting season gets into full swing, Nickel Mines (ASX:NIC) posted solid gains on a trading update of its own, as did Western Areas (ASX:WSA) after announcing it produced 4,911 nickel tonnes in ore in Q4 — its highest production quota of the year.
Gold play Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) was also among the winners, after announcing the successful completion of its fully-underwritten $400m share placement to sophisticated investors.
25 BIG CAP LOSERS
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| Code | Name | Price | % Change | Volume | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLR | Silver Lake Resource | 1.615 | -8.5% | 21,128,447 | $1,556,462,569 |
| NST | Northern Star | 10.09 | -6.2% | 18,839,569 | $12,521,266,944 |
| CEN | Contact Energy Ltd | 7.87 | -4.6% | 32,800 | $2,006,282,446 |
| ASM | Ausstratmaterials | 8.5 | -4.4% | 644,934 | $1,240,208,393 |
| HTA | Hutchison | 0.11 | -4.3% | 55,545 | $1,560,838,486 |
| IMU | Imugene Limited | 0.335 | -4.3% | 5,079,255 | $1,746,701,869 |
| MAQ | Macquarie Telecom Gp | 65.51 | -3.4% | 8,597 | $1,458,590,244 |
| EQT | Equity Hl | 25.9 | -3.1% | 3,325 | $560,984,851 |
| MYX | Mayne Pharma Ltd | 0.315 | -3.1% | 1,851,410 | $573,573,246 |
| ECX | Eclipx Group Ltd | 2.28 | -3.0% | 970,159 | $760,224,546 |
| OML | Ooh!Media Limited | 1.575 | -2.8% | 2,462,213 | $969,806,314 |
| IFM | Infomedia Ltd | 1.43 | -2.7% | 549,943 | $552,370,641 |
| DBI | Dalrymple Bay | 2.2 | -2.7% | 122,913 | $1,126,613,218 |
| RSG | Resolute Mining | 0.59 | -2.5% | 3,469,864 | $667,855,087 |
| AX1 | Accent Group Ltd | 2.54 | -2.3% | 1,693,453 | $1,408,853,459 |
| CWN | Crown Resorts Ltd | 10.02 | -2.2% | 2,640,567 | $6,940,872,278 |
| STO | Santos Ltd | 6.59 | -2.2% | 5,950,286 | $14,039,865,116 |
| OSH | Oil Search Ltd | 3.99 | -2.2% | 6,944,436 | $8,477,630,709 |
| CWNHB | Hy 3M 04-75 Q Rd T | 85.5 | -2.1% | 13,524 | $550,305,000 |
| VUL | Vulcan Energy | 9.1 | -2.0% | 879,730 | $1,010,372,160 |
| EBO | Ebos Group Ltd | 29.65 | -2.0% | 6,795 | $4,965,962,603 |
| QAN | Qantas Airways | 4.55 | -1.9% | 10,591,826 | $8,751,247,399 |
| PPK | PPK Group Limited | 14.03 | -1.9% | 178,174 | $1,273,440,640 |
| AIA | Auckland Internation | 6.79 | -1.9% | 540,216 | $10,190,053,868 |
| SBM | St Barbara Limited | 1.84 | -1.9% | 3,464,802 | $1,327,544,604 |
On the other side of the quarterlies coin, Silver Lake Resources (ASX:SLR) dipped following its quarterly production update, where it said it met the upper end of sales guidance “notwithstanding the challenging operational conditions prevalent in Western Australia throughout FY21”.