Mid-Market: S&P/ASX 200 Trading Lower; Mirroring US Market Decline

Source: Kapitales Research

On 31 December 2025, at AEDT 12.30 PM, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 is trading lower today, declining 18.80 points or 0.22%, and is currently trading at 8,698.30 levels. Out of 11, 6 sectors are trading lower along with the decline in the S&P/ASX 200.

The Energy and Utilities sectors are the top 2 gaining sectors, gaining 0.76% and 0.43% in their index values. On the other hand, Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors are the top 2 declining sectors, declining 0.31% and 0.21% in their index values.

Digico Infrastructure REIT (ASX: DGT) and Silex Systems Limited (ASX: SLX) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 3.345% and 3.128% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Iperionx Limited (ASX: IPX) and Telix Pharmaceuticals  Limited (ASX: TLX) are the top-losing stocks and are declining by 1.979% and 1.894% in their stock prices.

Factors influencing the market-

• The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended slightly lower in volatile trading on Tuesday, with advances in communication services shares outweighed by losses across the technology and financial sectors.
• Champion Iron rose 0.5% after the company said it expects operations to restart within 7 to 10 days, following a train derailment in Canada on December 28. The incident resulted in no injuries, and the company does not anticipate any material impact on its local operations.
• Gold and silver prices have recovered from sharp recent declines that were largely driven by year-end profit-taking after an exceptional year for precious metals. Gold is heading for its strongest annual performance since 1979, up about 65%, while silver has surged roughly 164%, putting it on track for the best annual gain in its history.
• The Dow Jones closed down by 0.20%, S&P 500 declined by 0.14% and Nasdaq was down by 0.24% in the previous session.
• Hang Seng is down by 0.54%, and FTSE 100 is up by 0.75%.

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