It was a mostly green finish for the Australian Sharemarket on today, with the S&P/ASX 200 adding 24.6 points, or 0.27%, to close at 9,153.20.
There was plenty of green across the board, with 10 of the 11 sectors finishing higher. Information Technology led the charge, climbing 1.52%, followed by Utilities (+1.30%), Materials (+0.77%) and Energy (+0.72%). Financials was the lone sector to finish in the red, slipping 0.35%.
Among the individual stocks, Life360 (ASX:360) was one of the day’s standouts, jumping 10.05% to $20.81. Elevra Lithium (ASX) wasn’t far behind, gaining 9.70% to $4.07, while Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX) added 7.69%.
On the other side of the ledger, NextDC (ASX) fell 3.99% to $10.36, followed by Pexa Group (ASX), down 3.38%, and Breville Group (ASX), which shed 3.15%.
Where investors were looking
HotCopper’s discussion boards had plenty happening, with Clarity Pharmaceuticals (ASX) comfortably taking the top spot for investor attention, attracting 29,400 views and 167 comments.
GQG Partners (ASX) and PLS Group (ASX) also drew plenty of interest, recording 10,100 and 10,000 views respectively. PLS had a particularly good day on the market, climbing 6.53% to $3.10.
Overseas markets and commodities
The global picture was more mixed, with the Nasdaq down 0.74%, the NYSE slipping 0.04% and the FTSE losing 0.29%, while Japan’s Nikkei pushed 1.22% higher.
In commodities, gold was higher at US$4,052 an ounce, Brent crude gained ground at US$92.35 a barrel and natural gas rose to US$3.29. Iron ore was the exception, easing to US$92.05 a tonne.
The Aussie dollar was buying US$0.687, while Bitcoin was trading around US$107,081.
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