After a sluggish start, the ASX200 posted a solid session with steady gains across all the major indexes.

Gains were led by the IT sector, on another good day for Afterpay (ASX:APT) which has continued to track higher following last week’s marquee takeover announcement.

At around $135, APT shares are now trading well above the currency-adjusted acquisition price of around ~$126 and closed today at their highest level since February 23

Elsewhere, mining & materials stocks tracked sideways while the big banks continued to move higher.

The ASX200 Energy index lagged the pack, as oil prices stay stuck below $US70/barrel amid global demand concerns stemming from the impact of the COVID-19 Delta variant.

BIG CAP WINNERS

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Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap
NVX Novonix Limited 3.49 15.6% 15,069,308 $1,221,896,180
PLS Pilbara Min Ltd 2.33 11.0% 33,765,426 $6,093,112,536
PBH Pointsbet Holdings 11.14 9.9% 4,421,604 $2,327,703,833
ORE Orocobre Limited 9.33 8.7% 5,222,229 $2,954,572,095
GXY Galaxy Resources 5.3 8.6% 11,119,338 $2,467,667,785
VUL Vulcan Energy 14.48 6.9% 3,278,746 $1,472,598,390
WHC Whitehaven Coal 2.3 6.0% 15,368,205 $2,240,837,983
HUB HUB24 Ltd 26.55 5.9% 292,883 $1,713,796,129
MSB Mesoblast Limited 2.03 4.6% 2,507,343 $1,258,470,376
ZIM Zimplats Holding Ltd 24.7 4.1% 4,528 $2,554,241,411
NHC New Hope Corporation 2.05 4.1% 3,269,447 $1,639,743,452
360 Life360 Inc. 8.26 4.0% 1,054,971 $1,208,365,900
TLX Telix Pharmaceutical 5.53 3.9% 479,337 $1,498,236,531
AX1 Accent Group Ltd 2.8 3.7% 1,015,561 $1,463,040,131
MGH Maas Group Holdings 4.83 3.6% 117,035 $1,285,018,305
SZL Sezzle Inc. 8.2 3.5% 522,374 $1,565,811,546
SGM Sims Limited 16.12 3.4% 595,871 $3,141,206,837
APT Afterpay Limited 134.27 3.2% 1,948,374 $37,665,525,251
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Gains were led by battery metals technology company Novonix (ASX:NVX), which announced that NYSE-listed Phillips 66 has taken a strategic 16% stake in the business for US$150m (~$200m).

A logistics and refinery company, Phillips 66 is a leading manufacturer of speciality coke which is a key input in battery production.

The investment will give Novonix “the capital needed to support growth and R&D as we continue to scale our synthetic graphite production, and develop new technologies for higher-performance energy storage applications”, CEO Chris Burns said.

Also near the top of the winner’s list was sports betting stock Pointsbet Holdings (ASX:PBH), which ripped higher by more than 10% on no news, other than a Form 603 to announce that investor company Pu Luo Chung VC Private Ltd was no longer a substantial shareholder due to dilution, following the company’s recent capital raise.

BIG CAP LOSERS

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Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap
TCL Transurban Group 13.64 -2.8% 5,806,793 $38,415,677,449
AZJ Aurizon Holdings Ltd 4 -3.1% 11,598,225 $7,602,107,446
IPL Incitec Pivot 2.72 -2.9% 7,091,159 $5,438,230,081
IFT Infratil Limited 7.1 -2.7% 22,756 $5,286,246,280
AWC Alumina Limited 1.69 -2.9% 8,399,214 $5,048,925,666
CIA Champion Iron Ltd 6.22 -2.8% 3,084,964 $3,241,063,450
PRU Perseus Mining Ltd 1.485 -2.9% 2,576,431 $1,877,263,442
RMS Ramelius Resources 1.515 -5.9% 5,676,157 $1,310,695,349
SLR Silver Lake Resource 1.375 -3.8% 12,960,585 $1,261,043,328
SBM St Barbara Limited 1.63 -5.0% 11,576,774 $1,214,432,298
DBI Dalrymple Bay 2.15 -3.2% 498,835 $1,106,673,161
GUD G.U.D. Holdings 11.32 -2.7% 459,613 $1,095,325,577
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Among the laggards, road toll company Transurban (ASX:TCL) posted its second straight day of losses following the release of its FY21 results yesterday which showed the company is feeling the impact of reduced travel due to COVID-19 lockdowns.