The news: Lithium miners were among the biggest ASX 200 gainers on Thursday afternoon after US President Donald Trump’s office invoked a national emergency waiver that could benefit Australia-based businesses.
The numbers: At 2:36pm AEST, Mineral Resources was the top performer in the ASX 200, up 12% to $22.60. Large gains were also posted by Pilbara Minerals (up 7.1% to $1.30), IGO (up 5.4% to $4.18) and Liontown Resources (up 4.1% to $0.64).
The context:A presidential waiverfor some of the requirements under the Defense Production Act was published overnight in a bid to accelerate the development of critical minerals projects.
(20min delay)