ASX/200 Closed Higher by 0.17%, Lifted by Materials

By the end of trading session on 26 September 2025, benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.17% higher at 8,787.70. Out of 11 sectors, 04 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Materials and Financial were the top-gaining sectors, gaining 0.90% and 0.50% in their values. On the other hand, Healthcare and Utilities were the top-losing sectors, losing 1.42% and 1.23% in their values

Iperionx Limited (ASX: IPX) and Tabcorp Holsings Limited (ASX: TAH) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 6.060% and 4.615% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) and Hub24 Limited (ASX: HUB) are the top-losing stocks, losing 5.084% and 4.193% in their stock prices.

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Top higher for the day:

• Materials (Up 0.90%)
• Financial (Up 0.50%)

Top loser for the day:

• Healthcare (Down 1.42%)
• Utilities (Down 1.23%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

• Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (ASX: VUL) climbed 16% to $5.78 after announcing a $179 million agreement with a consortium to develop a geothermal power plant near Landau, Germany.
• Shares of IperionX Limited (ASX: IPX), a dual-listed critical-minerals producer, advanced 6% to $7.70 after securing an additional US$25 million (A$38.2 million) award from the US Department of Defense to help strengthen the nation’s defence supply chain.
• Clarity Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: CU6) reported that its radiopharmaceutical products would remain unaffected by new tariffs announced by Donald Trump.
• Gold prices slipped on Friday as stronger-than-expected US economic data reduced expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts and boosted the US dollar ahead of a key US inflation report due later in the day.
• Oil prices steadied on Thursday after touching a seven-week high in the prior session as Russia announced fuel-export restrictions through year-end, although gains were capped by fresh US economic data that cooled optimism for additional interest-rate cuts.
• In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.38%, the S&P 500 declined 0.50%, and the Nasdaq Composite also slipped 0.50%.
• In Asia and Europe, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 1.01%, while Britain’s FTSE 100 edged up 0.01%.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

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