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The ASX200 has recovered some early losses, after falling well over a per cent this morning, dipping to below 8100 points at times.
It’s still down about 0.9%.
All sectors have been in the red, with Staples diving the deepest, by up to 3.25% – with giant Coles shedding 3.85% and Woolworths well over 3% too. Also heading the same way, Financials has lost close to 2%.
Meanwhile, this morning, ABS data revealed the Australian economy was growing at 0.6% in the December quarter – at its fastest pace since 2022.
Litchfield Minerals (ASX:LMS) is up more than 30% after announcing a survey has revealed a high-chargeability system pointing to copper, zinc, and gold at its Oonagalabi project in the Northern Territory.
With these results adjacent to historic drilling – the company has set up a drilling-for-equity partnership with Bullion Drilling and is hoping to begin a drilling campaign by early April.
Litchfield has been trading at 12.5c.
Healthcare company Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) has been up as much as 5% despite releasing no news. However, it was last month reported Healius had resumed talks with Australian Clinical Labs about a possible merger.
Shares in Healius have been around $1.42 cents today.
And, Block Inc (ASX:XYZ) has dropped about 5% after a Californian law firm suggested investors who made losses on the company could form a class action.
Block Inc shares last traded at $96.14.
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