Here are the top ASX large cap movers for Monday

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The ASX 200 opened the week 0.54% lower, with travel stocks weighing on the index.

Travel and travel-adjacent stocks fell following similar moves in New York and Europe on Friday.

This comes as European COVID cases are increasing again, with Austria having just imposed a 20-day national lockdown.

Qantas (ASX:QAN) was down by 4% , while Flight Centre (ASX:FLT) fell 7% in a broad-brushed selloff in travel.

Concerns of a new COVID wave in Europe also caused the oil market to come under pressure, with the benchmark Brent crude falling by 3% in London on Friday.

Iron ore miners meanwhile have picked up today, after the spot iron ore rebounded by 5%.

Experts have warned however that the downward trend in iron ore price could last until Q1 of 2022 amid China’s steel production control.

Lithium miners like Orocobre (ASX:ORE) and Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) both rose by around 4%.

BIG CAP WINNERS

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Code	Name	Price	% Change	Volume	Market Cap
MCY	Mercury NZ Limited	5.81	4	48384	$ 7,588,016,196.81
LYC	Lynas Rare Earths	8.56	4	4214262	$ 7,453,919,436.04
PLS	Pilbara Min Ltd	2.48	5	26664591	$ 7,020,972,274.72
ORE	Orocobre Limited	9.54	5	4744271	$ 5,807,858,088.46
AMP	AMP Limited	1.165	3	16970931	$ 3,707,030,143.16
AGL	AGL Energy Limited.	5.24	2	4875663	$ 3,377,485,060.02
NIC	Nickel Mines Limited	1.285	8	19018606	$ 2,992,884,570.69
CIA	Champion Iron Ltd	4.23	3	1449880	$ 2,081,681,610.36
AVZ	AVZ Minerals Ltd	0.665	11	33667732	$ 1,930,903,608.00
ASM	Ausstratmaterials	13.33	5	448722	$ 1,778,701,576.50
LFG	Liberty Fin Group	6.05	4	42229	$ 1,773,024,000.00
HTA	Hutchison	0.11	5	525747	$ 1,425,113,400.59
INR	Ioneer Ltd	0.705	4	11566078	$ 1,394,372,911.32
TPW	Temple & Webster Ltd	11.38	2	203537	$ 1,339,436,559.36
COF	Centuria Office REIT	2.24	3	951242	$ 1,298,500,251.06
VUL	Vulcan Energy	10.9	7	2931131	$ 1,260,636,360.34
LKE	Lake Resources	0.91	6	11575745	$ 1,039,048,521.80
IAP	Irongate Group	1.665	7	1744897	$ 1,000,233,117.95

Nickel Mines (ASX:NIC)
NIC has signed a multi-faceted MoU with Shanghai Decent Investment, setting out a framework for future collaborations over the next several years. The MoU outlines a plan by which Nickel Mines can participate in numerous future nickel development projects the Tsingshan group has planned across Indonesia. The MoU also outlined a framework for future collaboration on clean energy projects.

AMP (ASX:AMP)
The company announced that AMP Capital will continue to act as trustee and manager of the $7b Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF). The independent committee hired by AMP has recommended against moving the funds under a third party.

Vulcan Energy (ASX:VUL)
The zero-carbon lithium play, which has fallen by around 30% since coming under attack from short-sellers, announced this morning that it’s signed a binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement with car manufacturer Renault Group. Conditions precedent — events that must come to pass before the contract is considered in effect — include successful start of commercial production and full product qualification.

BIG CAP LOSERS

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Code	Name	Price	% Change	Volume	Market Cap
NST	Northern Star	10.06	-3.8241	3609024	$ 12,181,833,141.54
QAN	Qantas Airways	5.26	-4	11148519	$ 10,335,524,945.04
TNE	Technology One	12.92	-3.7975	810218	$ 4,320,214,038.35
FLT	Flight Centre Travel	18.34	-7	3849929	$ 3,941,412,344.50
CTD	Corp Travel Limited	23.26	-6	511595	$ 3,387,218,224.50
IMU	Imugene Limited	0.53	-6	19245248	$ 3,205,305,890.05
BPT	Beach Energy Limited	1.195	-4	11873258	$ 2,840,260,401.72
APM	APM Human Services	2.85	-5	3231987	$ 2,695,864,149.00
WEB	Webjet Limited	5.69	-3.7225	4259561	$ 2,248,813,030.29
BKL	Blackmores Limited	97.48	-3.9984	34808	$ 1,968,276,338.84
CEN	Contact Energy Ltd	7.3	-5	885	$ 1,895,477,075.80
SLR	Silver Lake Resource	1.785	-4	4906881	$ 1,651,264,086.45
TYR	Tyro Payments	3.05	-4	3373488	$ 1,638,907,172.52
MAQ	Macquarie Telecom Gp	68	-4	6314	$ 1,524,156,939.30
ERA	Energy Resources	0.365	-9	394587	$ 1,476,553,279.20
GOR	Gold Road Res Ltd	1.6	-4	2349692	$ 1,472,606,068.47
CXL	Calix Limited	7.29	-7	731260	$ 1,268,933,286.84
URW	Unibailrodawestfield	4.81	-5	633086	$ 1,002,991,509.00