Mid-Market: S&P/ASX 200 Trading Flat; DroneShield Soars 17%

On 25 June 2025, at AEST 12:30 PM, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 is trading flat today, and is currently trading at 8,556.10 levels. Out of 11, 10 sectors are trading lower and 1 sectors is trading higher.

The Financial sector is the only gaining sector, gaining 1.00% in its index value. On the other hand, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors are the top 2 declining sectors, declining 1.05% and 0.87% in their index values.

Light And Wonder Plc (ASX: LNW) and Deep Yellow Limited (ASX: DYL) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 10.108% and 3.153% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Emerald Resources Limited (ASX: EMR) and Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) are the top-losing stocks and are declining by 7.379% and 4.800% in their stock prices.

Factors influencing the market-

• DroneShield Limited’s shares jumped after the defence technology company announced a $61.6 million European military deal for handheld detection and counter-drone systems.
• The Australian dollar nudged lower from US65¢ to US64.97¢ after the monthly consumer price index indicator for May slowed at a faster pace than forecast, opening the door for an interest rate cut.
• Betr shares have dropped more than 10% after takeover rival and Japanese entertainment giant Mixi managed to secure the votes needed to acquire PointsBet, despite an early indication from proxies that it did not have enough support.
• Oil edged higher – after a double-digit percentage slump over two days – as traders assessed the Iran-Israel ceasefire and an industry report showing another drop in US crude stockpiles.
• The Dow has closed up by 1.19%, the S&P 500 closed up by 1.11%, and the NASDAQ ended higher by 1.43%.
• Hang Seng is up by 0.87%, and FTSE 100 is up by 0.01%.

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