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ASX/200 Closed Higher by 1.03%, Lifted by Healthcare

By the end of trading session on 15 October 2025, benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.19% higher at 8,990.90. Out of 11 sectors, 10 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Healthcare and Materials were the top-gaining sectors, gaining 2.07% and 1.46% in their values. On the other hand, Energy were the top-losing sectors, losing 0.06% in their values.

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX) and Iperionx Limited (ASX: IPX) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 16.295% and 10.975% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Droneshield Limited (ASX: DRO) and Graincorp Limited (ASX: GNC) are the top-losing stocks, losing 9.575% and 4.232% in their stock prices.

ASX/200 Closed higher by 1.03%, lifted by Healthcare

Top higher for the day:

Healthcare (Up 2.07%)
Materials (Up 1.46%)

Top loser for the day:

Energy (Down 0.06%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX) jumped 16.3% to $16.70 at the time of writing after the biotech firm lifted its full-year 2025 revenue outlook. The company now expects to generate between $800 million and $820 million for the year ending December 31, 2025, reflecting stronger-than-anticipated performance.
DroneShield Limited (ASX: DRO) unveiled its new DroneSentry-C2 Enterprise software platform and confirmed receiving an initial order from a European client operating multiple sites along NATO’s eastern flank. Despite the milestone, shares slipped 9.6% to $5.10, as investors weighed the challenges of scaling the new system.
In commodities, oil prices retreated amid renewed U.S.–China trade tensions, which curbed appetite for risk assets. The International Energy Agency (IEA) also raised its projection for a record crude surplus, adding further downward pressure on prices.
Conversely, gold surged to a new all-time high, buoyed by geopolitical uncertainty and increasing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver two additional rate cuts later this year.
Across global markets, U.S. equities closed mixed — the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.45%, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.16% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.76%.
In regional trading, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 2.02%, whereas London’s FTSE 100 edged 0.03% lower.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

90-Day Average Volume Outlier:

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