Tuesday’s HotCopper Trends: AVJennings acquisition, tariffs worry lithium players | April 1, 2025

The ASX 200 has lifted today, with a rise of 0.4%, to 7,875 points.

This followed a bloodbath on Monday when the index closed 1.7% lower on uncertainty around U.S. tariffs.

All sectors are in the green today, led by best-performer Utilities – up 1.70%. Real Estate has been close by, up 1.32%, while Materials has been up 0.96%.

Among the trending companies on HotCopper today has been property developer AVJennings (ASX:AVJ), which is trading 7.44% higher after entering a scheme implementation deed through which AVID Property Group and Proprium Capital – the latter a U.S. company – will acquire all its shares for 65.5¢.

 Shares in AVJ have been 65 cents.

Also trending is lenders mortgage insurance provider Helia Group Ltd (ASX:HLI), though it’s 4.51% lift today has come after no news.

Helia last traded at $4.17.

And, Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) has fallen 5.05% today, also without any new market-moving news. Instead, the WA miner is among several companies with lithium projects which have been trading badly as global uncertainty around Trump’s tariffs plan continues to circulate.

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