The big end of town cooled off a bit to end the week, as mining stocks eased back while the broader ASX200 drifted lower into the close.

It followed two days of strong gains for the ASX200 Materials index, which gained an impressive 7.3% for the month of July, as FY21 trading updates reflected the broader strength in commodity markets through the middle of the year.

The big banks outperformed to finish the week, with the ASX200 Financials index edging higher while most other large indexes finished in the red.

Lagging the pack was the ASX200 Information Technology sector, which fell by more than 2%.

A number of the larger BNPL stocks populated today’s Big Cap Losers list following a sharp selloff.

25 BIG CAP WINNERS

(Stocks highlighted in yellow made market-moving announcements).

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Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap
LTR Liontown Resources 0.925 9.5% 16,404,384 $1,604,583,378
JHG Janus Henderson 57.76 7.7% 256,029 $1,679,081,870
ADT Adriatic Metals 3.07 7.3% 956,043 $532,095,850
TLX Telix Pharmaceutical 5.63 5.4% 420,832 $1,503,868,999
JMS Jupiter Mines. 0.295 5.4% 5,237,409 $548,517,489
PNI Pinnacle Investment 13.14 4.7% 628,517 $2,391,829,263
EVT Event Hospitality 12.53 4.4% 131,188 $1,934,346,252
WPR Waypoint REIT 2.63 4.4% 4,189,087 $1,978,255,634
WSA Western Areas Ltd 2.62 4.0% 4,696,454 $810,540,751
MAF MA Financial Group 5.58 3.9% 127,579 $834,637,996
ERA Energy Resources 0.27 3.8% 210,548 $959,759,631
CIN Carlton Investments 31.44 3.8% 7,976 $801,917,906
IGO IGO Limited 9.31 3.7% 4,432,559 $6,800,264,961
RMS Ramelius Resources 1.705 3.6% 2,959,949 $1,339,058,403
RFF Rural Funds Group 2.56 3.6% 932,601 $882,989,844
GXY Galaxy Resources 4.66 3.6% 5,690,239 $2,275,513,326
HMC Home Consortium 5.99 3.5% 290,423 $1,679,802,229
WAF West African Res Ltd 1.06 3.4% 4,190,709 $905,341,834
ORE Orocobre Limited 8.25 3.4% 3,838,885 $2,747,958,662
NWL Netwealth Group 15.64 3.1% 328,582 $3,698,486,322
FLT Flight Centre Travel 15.05 3.1% 3,513,598 $2,910,473,412
ZIM Zimplats Holding Ltd 24.48 3.1% 2,042 $2,556,394,164
JLG Johns Lyng Group 5.7 2.9% 627,840 $1,243,180,221
PDN Paladin Energy Ltd 0.535 2.9% 21,072,882 $1,392,433,326
RSG Resolute Mining 0.54 2.9% 6,306,432 $579,543,671
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Among stocks with announcements, gains were led by lithium play Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR), which rose more than 8% following the release of its quarterly activity and cash flow report.

Investors responded positively to LTR’s trading update, which said it remains on track to complete a definitive feasibility study at its Kathleen Valley lithium project in WA, before the end of the December quarter.

Also rising strongly was cancer-fighting biotech Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX), which got an all-clear from Belgian regulators regarding the development of its radiopharmaceutical production facility.

Zimbabwe-based Zimplats Holdings (ASX:ZIM) also had a solid session, after flagging a 2% production increase in the June quarter and an 8% improvement in per-unit production costs.

25 BIG CAP LOSERS

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Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap
MMM Marley Spoon 2.19 -21.5% 3,513,106 $714,309,750
RBL Redbubble Limited 3.24 -11.2% 4,559,872 $998,713,814
SZL Sezzle Inc. 7.21 -11.0% 1,695,027 $840,036,695
ORG Origin Energy 4.11 -7.8% 23,094,855 $7,855,001,377
CUV Clinuvel Pharmaceut. 27.86 -6.3% 182,763 $1,468,475,245
GRR Grange Resources. 0.845 -5.6% 3,936,470 $1,035,818,135
FMG Fortescue Metals Grp 24.91 -5.3% 13,143,981 $80,976,777,343
APT Afterpay Limited 96.66 -5.3% 1,285,902 $29,556,069,603
FCL Fineos Corp Hold PLC 3.7 -5.1% 471,669 $1,176,538,771
AVZ AVZ Minerals Ltd 0.185 -5.1% 7,454,124 $627,218,673
SYR Syrah Resources 1.405 -5.1% 6,107,833 $737,352,980
LFS Latitude Group 2.25 -4.7% 147,587 $2,360,000,000
A2M The A2 Milk Company 5.86 -4.6% 8,745,131 $4,564,542,251
Z1P Zip Co Ltd. 6.64 -4.3% 7,680,610 $3,901,220,356
PPK PPK Group Limited 13.15 -3.9% 126,257 $1,219,119,046
APX Appen Limited 11.36 -3.7% 1,317,564 $1,452,284,009
APE Eagers Automotive 15.82 -3.7% 724,511 $4,218,841,601
TPW Temple & Webster Ltd 11.95 -3.6% 599,917 $1,493,616,307
CGC Costa Group Holdings 3.2 -3.6% 3,972,680 $1,541,737,022
MFG Magellan Fin Grp Ltd 48.87 -3.6% 842,314 $9,318,343,277
KAR Karoon Energy Ltd 1.255 -3.5% 1,692,865 $720,701,805
MGX Mount Gibson Iron 0.86 -3.4% 2,456,468 $1,057,302,447
PDL Pendal Group Ltd 8.05 -3.2% 1,030,435 $3,183,880,020
ORI Orica Limited 12.39 -3.2% 2,304,290 $5,216,167,667
AGL AGL Energy Limited. 7.23 -3.0% 8,075,656 $4,641,601,743
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Among the laggards, there were big falls for online meal delivery service provider Marley Spoon (ASX:MMM).

The company released its 4C filing and June quarter production update after markets closed last night, and investors sent the stock more than 20% lower in Friday trade.

Marley Spoon said it booked net revenues of €80.6m in the June quarter, but flagged compressed margins “due to the adverse operating environment in the US”.

And BNPL play Sezzle (ASX:SZL) led sharp falls across the sector after releasing its quarterly update today.

Sezzle flagged quarterly revenue of $32.3.m from gross transaction volumes of $550.4m, and said its net operating cashflows came in positive at $745,000.

Today also marked the day Sezzle shares came out of a 24-month escrow period, marking two years since the company’s July 2019 listing.