Here are the top ASX large cap movers for Friday

The ASX 200 was up by 0.33% today, and ended the week just 0.42% lower after five days of volatile trading.

The local bourse saw the same dip buying we saw on Wall Street overnight where investors lifted the stock markets by over 1%.

Across Asia today, equity markets were notably calmer after a comment from Moderna co-founder who said the current vaccine is ‘somewhat effective’.

Energy was the best performing ASX sector, following an agreement by OPEC+ ministers to maintain current oil output levels, and a steady and modest monthly increase starting in January.

For January, OPEC+ said it will lift output slightly by 400,000 barrels per day. Oil prices rose around 1% on the news.

Healthcare meanwhile was the worst performing ASX sector today.

CSL Ltd (ASX:CSL), which makes up the bulk of the Healthcare index, weighed heavily after it dropped by more than 2.5%.

The giant biotech company denied any certainty in the proposed US$10bn acquisition of Swiss biopharmaceutical, Vifor.

CSL released a statement saying: “There is no certainty that any transaction will result from CSL’s consideration of such opportunities and, if any transaction does result, when such a transaction would occur.”

BIG CAP WINNERS

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Code	Name	Price	% Change	Volume	Market Cap
BRN	Brainchip Ltd	0.69	12.2%	24,827,897	$1,041,340,844
MGH	Maas Group Holdings	5.3	6.0%	637,953	$1,446,645,450
MAF	MA Financial Group	8.89	5.7%	65,867	$1,316,484,260
HTA	Hutchison	0.115	4.5%	28,099	$1,492,975,943
ERA	Energy Resources	0.36	4.3%	221,330	$1,273,527,203
PME	Pro Medicus Limited	57.78	3.8%	243,017	$5,811,186,045
IAP	Irongate Group	1.68	3.4%	2,265,512	$1,048,631,495
SOL	Soul Pattinson (W.H)	32.16	3.3%	820,681	$11,230,152,783
CTD	Corp Travel Limited	22.36	3.1%	898,108	$2,968,434,880
ZIM	Zimplats Holding Ltd	22.2	3.0%	1,595	$2,319,591,336
WHC	Whitehaven Coal	2.44	3.0%	8,827,713	$2,447,366,830
ALQ	ALS Ltd	12.65	2.8%	2,392,054	$5,933,836,959
29M	29Metalslimited	2.58	2.8%	729,182	$1,205,942,050
PMV	Premier Investments	30.81	2.8%	204,361	$4,766,611,219
QBE	QBE Insurance Group	12.01	2.7%	4,912,304	$17,260,434,235
OSH	Oil Search Ltd	3.94	2.6%	4,597,318	$7,978,946,550

CIMIC Group (ASX:CIM)’s subsidiary CPB Contractors was awarded a $314 million contract by the South Australian government.

Under the terms, CPB will deliver duplication works on the Main South Road (10km) and the Victor Harbor Road (5km) in South Australia.

Brainchips (ASX:BRN) was up 13% on no news.

BIG CAP LOSERS

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Code	Name	Price	% Change	Volume	Market Cap
TPG	TPG Telecom Limited	6.05	-9	59053832	$ 12,308,841,848.78
PLS	Pilbara Min Ltd	2.45	-4	17075256	$ 7,556,470,160.08
NVX	Novonix Limited	8.21	-32	16764476	$ 5,863,152,138.30
GQG	GQG Partners	1.78	-3.2609	557597	$ 5,433,161,998.56
CHN	Chalice Mining Ltd	9.11	-4	2443236	$ 3,351,093,182.80
AVZ	AVZ Minerals Ltd	0.615	-5	14203357	$ 2,091,812,242.00
CDA	Codan Limited	9.32	-5	656179	$ 1,769,044,884.30
SLR	Silver Lake Resource	1.54	-3.4483	4553418	$ 1,412,207,087.34
RMS	Ramelius Resources	1.45	-3.3333	4920137	$ 1,280,739,214.50
CTT	Cettire	3	-10	2752632	$ 1,269,523,272.60
TPW	Temple & Webster Ltd	10.15	-3.2412	395595	$ 1,263,551,214.72
ABB	Aussie Broadband	5.02	-4	1087184	$ 1,166,164,464.71
MSB	Mesoblast Limited	1.555	-4	2229676	$ 1,047,644,153.05
PEB	Pacific Edge	1.195	-4	3967	$ 1,011,763,555.00