ASX/200 Closed Lower by 0.09%, Dragged down by Materials

By the end of the trading session on 19 June 2025, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed lower by 0.09% and settled at 8,523.70. Out of the 11 sectors, 07 sectors ended lower along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Financial and Consumer Discretionary is the top-gaining sector, gaining 0.92% and 0.61% in their it’s value. On the other hand, Materials and Information Technology are the top-losing sector, losing 1.78% and 0.14% in their index value.

Tabcorp Holdings Group Limited (ASX: TAH) and IDP Education Limited (ASX: IEL) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 2.758% and 2.452% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB) and Megaport Limited (ASX: MP1) are the top-losing stocks, losing 6.704% and 6.012% in their stock prices.

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Top gainer for the day:

• Financial (Up 0.92%)
• Consumer Discretionary (Up 0.61%)

Top loser for the day:

• Materials (Down 1.78%)
• Information Technology (Down 1.14%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

• KMD Brands, the parent company of Kathmandu and Rip Curl, saw its shares drop 3.8% to 26¢ after attributing weaker sales to unseasonably warm autumn weather in Australia.
• WiseTech Global (ASX: WTC) declined 1.9% to $106.89 following board changes. Directors Charles Gibbon and Michael Gregg announced their departures, with industry veterans Sandra Hook—formerly of News Corp and Fairfax—and Rob Castaneda, founder of ServiceRocket, set to replace them.
• Shares of CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) slid 1.4% to $238.71 amid reports that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s restructured immunisation panel will revisit past concerns about vaccine safety in the coming week, according to Bloomberg.
• Meanwhile, the competition watchdog has begun reviewing Adbri’s proposed acquisition of SA Premix. Adbri was acquired last year by Ireland’s CRH Group in a $2.1 billion deal.
• In commodities, oil prices were volatile overnight, briefly surpassing US$74 a barrel before easing. Iron ore futures in Singapore edged down 0.2% to US$92.60 per tonne at the time of writing.
• In global market moves, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.10%, the S&P 500 dipped 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite gained 0.13%. 
• In Asia and Europe, the Hang Seng Index dropped 1.98%, and London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.41%.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

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