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29M.AX

1.61%

4DX.AX

2.75%

ABG.AX

-0.85%

AIS.AX

1.85%

AGL.AX

-0.23%

A1M.AX

AIZ.AX

-1.43%

AAI.AX

0.68%

ALK.AX

1.95%

A4N.AX

7.77%

ALQ.AX

-0.13%

AMC.AX

-0.44%

AOV.AX

-0.89%

AMP.AX

-1.93%

ALD.AX

0.56%

ANN.AX

-0.45%

ANZ.AX

-1.83%

APA.AX

0.2%

ARU.AX

3.49%

ARB.AX

-1.03%

ARF.AX

ARG.AX

0.55%

ALL.AX

-0.54%

AYA.AX

0.83%

APZ.AX

0.79%

ASX.AX

-0.2%

ALX.AX

-0.61%

AUB.AX

1.28%

AIA.AX

AXQ.AX

5.56%

AMI.AX

3.95%

AZJ.AX

-11.3%

AUC.AX

ABB.AX

0.2%

ASB.AX

2.18%

AAC.AX

ACL.AX

15.32%

AEF.AX

0.45%

AFI.AX

0.29%

AUI.AX

0.42%

BOQ.AX

-0.39%

BMN.AX

3.48%

BCI.AX

BPT.AX

0.29%

BGA.AX

-0.5%

BGL.AX

4.53%

BEN.AX

-0.63%

BNZ.AX

6.72%

BHP.AX

1.08%

BKI.AX

BC8.AX

2.82%

XYZ.AX

-0.96%

BSL.AX

0.15%

BMC.AX

0.34%

BOE.AX

3.45%

BXB.AX

-0.82%

BVS.AX

-3.48%

BRG.AX

-1.13%

BGP.AX

BFL.AX

BWP.AX

-0.52%

CMM.AX

3.67%

CSC.AX

0.84%

CAR.AX

-2.56%

CYL.AX

3.56%

CAT.AX

-2.95%

CWP.AX

-0.98%

CNI.AX

-2%

CIP.AX

0.33%

COF.AX

0.58%

CHN.AX

CGF.AX

-0.51%

CIA.AX

CHC.AX

-1.16%

CLW.AX

CQR.AX

-0.6%

CQE.AX

CNU.AX

0.76%

C79.AX

-1.05%

CVL.AX

0.8%

CU6.AX

0.38%

CWY.AX

0.37%

CBO.AX

-1.44%

COH.AX

0.37%

CDA.AX

0.39%

COL.AX

-1.02%

CKF.AX

-0.49%

CBA.AX

-0.19%

CPU.AX

0.3%

CEN.AX

-1.19%

CXO.AX

2.82%

CCP.AX

-0.23%

CMW.AX

CSL.AX

-0.11%

CCL.AX

-1.1%

DBI.AX

-0.75%

DTL.AX

0.1%

DYL.AX

3.48%

DRR.AX

0.24%

DVP.AX

2.54%

DXS.AX

-0.51%

DXI.AX

-0.84%

DDR.AX

-0.08%

DGT.AX

-0.36%

DJW.AX

-0.34%

DMP.AX

-1.6%

DOW.AX

-0.4%

DPM.AX

1.77%

DRO.AX

0.51%

DUR.AX

1.16%

DNL.AX

1.62%

APE.AX

-2.09%

EBO.AX

0.06%

EIQ.AX

0.63%

ELD.AX

-0.71%

EOS.AX

1.42%

ELV.AX

2.83%

ELS.AX

0.92%

EHL.AX

-0.96%

EMR.AX

3.31%

EDV.AX

-1.68%

EQR.AX

3.23%

EUR.AX

EVN.AX

2.12%

EVT.AX

0.29%

FDC.AX

1.9%

FCL.AX

FFM.AX

2.15%

FPH.AX

0.2%

FPR.AX

-0.24%

FBU.AX

-0.32%

FLT.AX

-1.83%

FML.AX

2.76%

FRS.AX

-2.6%

FMG.AX

0.28%

FRW.AX

0.08%

FGX.AX

0.37%

FGG.AX

0.3%

GLF.AX

-0.22%

GDG.AX

0.4%

GNE.AX

-1.36%

GMD.AX

2.23%

GNP.AX

2.73%

GMG.AX

0.07%

GPT.AX

-2.14%

GQG.AX

-1.04%

GNG.AX

5.43%

GNC.AX

-0.56%

GGP.AX

3.24%

G6M.AX

4.41%

GOZ.AX

-0.92%

GCI.AX

-0.48%

GYG.AX

-0.69%

GWA.AX

3.81%

HSN.AX

-1.15%

HVN.AX

-5.29%

HGH.AX

HM1.AX

-0.33%

HLI.AX

HMC.AX

-1.32%

HDN.AX

-0.43%

HUB.AX

-0.45%

IEL.AX

2.33%

IGO.AX

2.66%

ILU.AX

3.67%

IMD.AX

3.9%

IMR.AX

-1.96%

IFT.AX

0.92%

INA.AX

-0.23%

ING.AX

-1.35%

IAG.AX

-0.25%

IDX.AX

-0.67%

IPG.AX

IPX.AX

5.78%

IPH.AX

-0.48%

IRE.AX

-8.98%

JHX.AX

-0.55%

JBH.AX

-13.43%

JDO.AX

-3.24%

JMS.AX

-1.85%

KAR.AX

KLS.AX

-0.74%

KCN.AX

2.93%

KKC.AX

0.94%

GLS.AX

0.24%

LGF.AX

0.45%

L1G.AX

13.57%

LSF.AX

0.43%

LRV.AX

2.15%

LFS.AX

-0.55%

LLC.AX

-3.1%

LFG.AX

360.AX

1.78%

LIC.AX

-0.18%

LNW.AX

0.35%

LIN.AX

4.17%

LTR.AX

4.12%

LOV.AX

-2.75%

LYL.AX

-0.32%

LYC.AX

5.75%

MA1.AX

0.5%

MAF.AX

-0.98%

MGH.AX

3.21%

MAH.AX

2.84%

MQG.AX

-0.73%

MAQ.AX

-1.06%

MAD.AX

MFG.AX

-0.64%

MMS.AX

-0.2%

MPL.AX

-0.29%

MP1.AX

0.61%

MCY.AX

0.18%

MEZ.AX

0.22%

MSB.AX

3.17%

MLX.AX

3.59%

MTS.AX

-0.49%

MEI.AX

2.5%

MOT.AX

-0.31%

MXT.AX

0.13%

MFF.AX

0.19%

MIN.AX

1.94%

MI6.AX

0.34%

MIR.AX

0.39%

MGR.AX

-1.69%

MND.AX

0.38%

MYS.AX

-0.21%

NAN.AX

-1.41%

NAB.AX

-4.42%

NGI.AX

1.17%

NWL.AX

-0.19%

NEU.AX

-2.35%

NHC.AX

3.18%

NMG.AX

NEM.AX

3.24%

NWS.AX

0.58%

NXG.AX

1.31%

NXT.AX

-0.54%

NHF.AX

0.54%

NCK.AX

-2.67%

NIC.AX

1.52%

NEC.AX

-0.26%

NST.AX

1.78%

NWH.AX

-0.8%

NUF.AX

1.03%

NXL.AX

-0.34%

OCL.AX

-0.28%

OML.AX

-0.3%

OPH.AX

-0.41%

OBM.AX

3.82%

ORI.AX

0.72%

ORG.AX

-0.83%

ORA.AX

-2.33%

PDN.AX

3.85%

PNR.AX

3.1%

PPC.AX

-0.28%

PPM.AX

-0.41%

PRN.AX

4.63%

PPT.AX

PCI.AX

0.45%

PRU.AX

PXA.AX

0.38%

PNI.AX

-1.61%

PL8.AX

0.7%

PLS.AX

3.9%

PGF.AX

0.3%

PNV.AX

6.48%

PDI.AX

2.81%

PMV.AX

-2%

PME.AX

-1.28%

PWH.AX

0.49%

PYC.AX

0.93%

QAN.AX

-0.75%

QBE.AX

-0.48%

QAL.AX

-0.3%

QRI.AX

0.32%

RMS.AX

1.68%

RHC.AX

0.13%

REA.AX

0.37%

RDX.AX

-0.78%

REH.AX

-0.06%

RF1.AX

0.82%

RPL.AX

-1.06%

RG1.AX

0.75%

RGN.AX

-0.84%

REG.AX

-0.32%

RRL.AX

2.65%

RWC.AX

RMD.AX

-0.69%

RSG.AX

2.89%

SGLLV.AX

0.21%

RIC.AX

-1.04%

RIO.AX

0.15%

RXL.AX

3.13%

RFF.AX

-0.46%

RYM.AX

1.61%

SFR.AX

1.44%

SMI.AX

3.37%

STO.AX

0.56%

SCG.AX

-1.59%

SEK.AX

-2.04%

SHV.AX

-1.18%

SRV.AX

0.46%

SSM.AX

2.01%

SGH.AX

0.7%

SHA.AX

0.61%

SIG.AX

-0.5%

SLX.AX

3.49%

SGM.AX

-0.6%

SDR.AX

0.78%

SKS.AX

-3.79%

SKC.AX

SIQ.AX

0.78%

SHL.AX

1.88%

S32.AX

0.84%

SX2.AX

1.73%

SXE.AX

1.58%

SPK.AX

0.47%

SRG.AX

0.27%

SBM.AX

SMR.AX

1.54%

SDF.AX

4.32%

SGP.AX

-3.25%

SKG.AX

-1.29%

SNZ.AX

SUN.AX

-4.64%

SRL.AX

0.68%

SUL.AX

-5.81%

SLC.AX

1.11%

SNL.AX

0.24%

SYL.AX

1.28%

TAH.AX

-2.19%

TEA.AX

0.11%

TNE.AX

-1.42%

TLX.AX

0.78%

TLS.AX

0.31%

TPW.AX

-1.83%

A2M.AX

-2.22%

TLC.AX

-0.46%

SGR.AX

-3.57%

TVN.AX

THL.AX

0.42%

TWR.AX

-0.64%

TPG.AX

0.28%

TCL.AX

-0.07%

TWE.AX

-3.21%

TUA.AX

1.58%

TCG.AX

2.55%

USL.AX

3.14%

UNI.AX

-1.02%

VAU.AX

2.2%

VNT.AX

0.17%

VCX.AX

-0.94%

VGN.AX

-1.47%

VGL.AX

VEA.AX

-0.36%

VUL.AX

1.02%

VSL.AX

-1.35%

VYS.AX

-1.3%

WA1.AX

3.6%

WGN.AX

1.41%

WAM.AX

0.65%

WGB.AX

WLE.AX

-0.19%

SOL.AX

-0.62%

WPR.AX

0.2%

WQG.AX

0.48%

WEB.AX

-1.14%

WBT.AX

WES.AX

-2.99%

WAF.AX

2.06%

WGX.AX

2.3%

WBC.AX

-0.62%

WHF.AX

0.6%

WHC.AX

1.3%

WIA.AX

-1.69%

WC8.AX

2.25%

WTC.AX

-3.34%

WDS.AX

0.43%

WOW.AX

0.43%

WOR.AX

0.47%

XRO.AX

-1.2%

YAL.AX

1.73%

ZIM.AX

1.21%

ZIP.AX

-1.83%

POPULAR ETFs	Close($)	+/-	%
A200 ASX 200	151.49	-0.45	-0.3
SSO ASX Small Caps	14.99	0	0
IVV S&P 500	73.05	-0.42	-0.57
NDQ Nasdaq	61.68	-0.17	-0.27
F100 FTSE 100	15.40	-0.01	-0.06
ASIA Asia Tech	20.62	-0.06	-0.29
IEU Europe	100.14	-0.14	-0.14
IEM Emerging Markets	95.18	-0.09	-0.09
Gold Gold	56.56	0.56	1
ACDC Battery Tech	132.24	0.37	0.28

COMMODITIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Gold	4,388.68	12.7869	0.29
Silver	65.17	0.5176	0.8
Platinum	1,753.85	6.1342	0.35
Palladium	1,324.34	11.5111	0.88
Ice Brent Crude	88.82	1.75	2.01
CURRENCIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Australian Dollar	0.7092	0.0011	0.16
Euro	1.1578	0.0009	0.08
British Pound	1.3552	0.0022	0.16
Canadian Dollar	1.3863	-0.0011	-0.08
New Zealand Dollar	0.5906	0.0017	0.29
Chinese Yuan	6.7412	0	0
Japanese Yen	159.0600	-0.24	-0.15

What We're Watching

ASX Resource stocks we own

Code	Company	Price($)	Today	1 Year Return	52 Week Range($)
A1M	Aic Mines Ltd	0.76	1.33%	141.94%	0.30 0.85
BGL	Bellevue Gold Limited	1.56	4.53%	67.42%	0.84 2.00
BHP	Bhp Group Ltd	61.94	0.96%	47.80%	39.30 65.98
FMG	Fortescue Ltd	17.68	0.23%	-9.95%	17.44 23.38
NHC	New Hope Corporation Ltd	5.53	3.27%	18.36%	3.77 6.17
WHC	Whitehaven Coal Limited	7.79	1.3%	9.54%	5.94 9.90
NEM	Newmont Cdi	166.58	3.2%	0.00%	104.51 190.91
NXG	Nexgen Ene Cdi	14.70	1.31%	0.00%	9.98 20.47
SFR	Sandfire Resources Ltd	21.13	1.39%	78.27%	11.85 21.75

10 Top Gainers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
ACL	Australian Clini	2.71	15.32
L1G	L1 Group	1.26	13.57
A4N	Alpha Hpa	0.56	7.77
BNZ	Benz Mining-cdi	3.97	6.72
PNV	Polynovo	1.03	6.48
IPX	Iperionx	3.48	5.78
LYC	Lynas Rare Earth	17.30	5.75
AXQ	Aura Consolidate	3.42	5.56
GNG	Gr Engineering S	6.21	5.43
IPG	Ipd Group	5.99	5

10 Biggest Fallers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
JBH	Jb Hi-fi	70.74	-13.43
AZJ	Aurizon Holdings	3.69	-11.3
IRE	Iress	7.20	-8.98
SUL	Super Retail Gro	12.49	-5.81
HVN	Harvey Norman Ho	4.57	-5.29
SUN	Suncorp Grou	18.69	-4.64
NAB	National Austral	39.54	-4.42
SKS	Sks Technologies	9.14	-3.79
SGR	The Star Enterta	0.14	-3.57
BVS	Bravura Solution	3.47	-3.48

OPINION

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17/08/2026 09:41

LME Copper ($US/MT)

Copper edged 0.6% higher last week to $14,160/t, but the main story was the significant tightening in the physical market. Falling LME inventories, US tariff-related stockpiling and mounting mine disruptions pushed the cash-to-3-month spread to a $416/t backwardation, the widest since 2021 and enough to prompt emergency measures from the LME. The broader backdrop remains supportive, with AI infrastructure demand, constrained supply and fading Fed hike expectations providing tailwinds. The main offset is China, where softer import premiums suggest high prices are beginning to curb demand.

17/08/2026 09:41

Brent Crude Dec’ Futures ($US/barrel)

The US-Iran conflict shows no sign of abating as Lebanon saw its deadliest day of fighting in months over the weekend, loading further pressure on stalled US-Iran negotiations while Washington preps fresh sanctions. The oil price has opened flat on a wet Monday morning in Sydney.

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