A long-past HotCopper forums darling, as well as a fresher lithium favourite, and long-standing coal king Whitehaven (ASX:WHC) all rank among the top trends through Thursday so far, and for good reasons.
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Surprise, surprise, it’s Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) that’s captured the most imagination (or maybe nightmares, for some) on the forums today, after the Aussie BNPL app plunged some -38% lower through to Thursday lunchtime.
Zip’s down after a mega earnings miss, raking in $124.3 million (under the predicted $128.4M). Value is now at its worst since May CY25.
If you think it’s a bargain, ZIP is selling at $1.74/sh today.
Elsewhere, Australia’s dedicated-lithium leader PLS Group (ASX:PLS) has had a better results day, though it’s trading mostly flat to mid-arvo.
The numbers here: The lithium producer saw its FY26 first-half profits soar some 147%, mainly helped by burgeoning lithium prices. There was also a 6% increase in production volume, to 432.8Kt, which helped, too.
PLS shares are $4.42 today.
Then, Whitehaven Coal soundly rounded out the reporting-focused trio for the Trends column today. Markets have dropped Whitehaven by -5.75%.
The main reason here is weaker coal prices − like PLS and lithium, Whitehaven is obviously quite tied to its main product. The slide may have been halted a little by a 4cps dividend and maintained guidance.
To 2pm, WHC has been just under $8.
Looking wider, the ASX 200 has been up +1.1%.
That’s Thursday’s HotCopper Market Trends, I’m Isaac McIntyre – see you for close.
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