Here are the top ASX large cap movers for Wednesday

The ASX 200 enjoyed a post Christmas rally today, rising by 1.25% to a 3-month high.

All 11 sectors were in the green, with Consumer Staples, Real Estate, and Financials dictating play and rising by 1.5%-2% each.

Traders commented that the jump in prices could be caused by relative thin trading, as most investors are already away on their New Year break.

The rally came despite Omicron cases rising across Australian states, with NSW now recording more than 11k cases.

In Financials, the big four banks were up by around 1.5%.

Retailers like Woolworths (ASX:WOW) and Coles Group (ASX:COL) were also up 1.75-2.5%% in the broad brushed rally.

And with oil prices at the highest level in months, energy stocks like Woodside Petroleum (ASX:WPL) pushed higher by more than 2%.

BIG CAP WINNERS

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Code	Name	Price	% Change	Volume	Market Cap
AVZ	AVZ Minerals Ltd	0.765	8.5106	42858698	2426344271
CHN	Chalice Mining Ltd	9.41	7.7892	2863756	3098918428
BRN	Brainchip Ltd	0.71	7.5758	9827788	1117536515
VSL	Vulcan Steel	9.72	7.5221	50400	1187933491
LTR	Liontown Resources	1.655	7.4675	21868428	3363984709
PLS	Pilbara Min Ltd	3.17	7.0946	25369866	8807611255
HGH	Heartland Group	2.35	6.8182	34998	1297635858
LKE	Lake Resources	1.005	6.3492	13331241	1154321625
NVX	Novonix Limited	9.14	6.1556	2662469	4165998550
29M	29Metalslimited	2.98	6.0498	804270	1350078550
AKE	Allkem Limited	10.39	5.4822	4310404	6279627022
INR	Ioneer Ltd	0.785	5.3691	6224976	1527658557
APX	Appen Limited	11.32	5.3023	856546	1323055347
HMC	Homeco Limited	8.35	5.2963	72259	2301812195

Chalice Mining (ASX:CHN) announced the WA Government has approved the Stage 2 Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for initial low-impact drilling at the Julimar Project Hartog-Baudin targets.

The CMP is based on a comprehensive and detailed environmental assessment process and is designed to minimise disturbance and environmental impact.

The share price of Telstra Corp (ASX:TLS) reached a four-year high today.

There were no specific news of interest, except that it’s continuing to buy back its own shares as part of its $1.4 billion buyback program announced in August this year.

BIG CAP LOSERS

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Code	Name	Price	% Change	Volume	Market Cap
SNZ	Summerset Grp Hldgs	12.01	-5.4331	479	$ 2,923,735,148.20
MCY	Mercury NZ Limited	5.67	-2.7444	27692	$ 7,942,214,439.39
WHC	Whitehaven Coal	2.67	-2.1978	4204217	$ 2,819,118,753.36
PEB	Pacific Edge	1.23	-1.992	2900	$ 1,016,032,325.05
APT	Afterpay Limited	85.08	-1.8119	511043	$ 25,714,960,457.45
CEN	Contact Energy Ltd	7.36	-1.6043	15967	$ 1,841,483,898.76
OCL	Objective Corp	19.3	-1.43	26671	$ 1,850,361,319.18
SKC	Skycity Ent Grp Ltd	2.92	-1.3514	300868	$ 2,250,207,418.64
TPG	TPG Telecom Limited	5.89	-1.34	941466	$ 11,100,269,763.93
MFG	Magellan Fin Grp Ltd	20.95	-1.2258	1950262	$ 3,938,972,814.84