ASX Market Close: Health Care stocks lead index lower | August 7, 2025

The ASX200 has been trading in the red leading into the close.Industrials, Health Care, and Energy were the poorest performing sectors in afternoon trade.On the green side of things, Real Estate, Discretionary, and Staples all bucked the trend and traded in positive territory toward close.In the ...

Liontown locks in $266M placement to help cashflow, Kathleen Valley ramp-up

Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) has launched a $266 million fully underwritten placement to reinforce its balance sheet and @ensure a resilient financial footing” as it ramps up activities at its flagship Kathleen Valley Lithium Operation.Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-...

Thursday's HotCopper trends: $266M LTR placement, Trigg expansion | Aug 7

Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) has topped the HotCopper forums today @ and by a wide margin @ after stopping into a trading halt before unveiling a fully underwritten $266 million placement aimed at @fortifying” its finances.Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-depth discuss...

Oz will likely unveil commodity price supports, but don't expect Trumpian flare

Stocks exploring for producing REEs in Australia have had a pretty solid run in recent history, ultimately driven by the US...

'We're extremely encouraged': Marquee expands footprint at Mt Clement

Marquee Resources (ASX: MQR) is higher in intra-day trade after wrapping up its first phase of drilling at its Mt Clement (Eastern Hills) Antimony Project in Western Australia.Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-depth discussions and insights on all the biggest headlines from throughout the we...

As Trump-Greenland hype dies off, Energy Transition buys a niobium project in Spain

Energy Transition Metals (ASX:ETM), a country trying to sue Greenland for 4x its GDP, has made the perhaps surprise move of...

The market just found its latest defence play: XReality up +45% on Texas contract

XReality Group (ASX:XRG) has won a contract supplying its first-responder-training VR tech to the State of Texas, valued at US$5.71M (A$8.8M).

Neuren Pharma jumps on DAYBUE sales win; short sellers' report now history

Dual-listed across the NASDAQ and ASX, Neuren Pharma (ASX:NEU) has jumped +7% down under in the morning Thursday session as...

Lindian jumps 8pc after being awarded full costs as Deep Blue Sea case thrown out

The ongoing court case between Lindian Resources (ASX:LIN), Valley Resources Development, and Deep Blue Sea (ASX:DBS) has today been thrown out by the High Court of Malawi with full costs awarded in favour of Lindian.Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-depth discussions and insights on all the...