ASX/200 Closer Higher by 0.02%, Lifted by Materials

By the end of the trading session on 04 August 2025, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed higher by 0.02% and settled at 8,663.70. Out of 11 sectors, 05 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Materials and Consumer Staples are the top-gaining sector, gaining 1.22% and 1.15% in their it’s value. On the other hand, Industrials and Energy are the top-losing sector, losing 0.60% and 0.57% in it’s value.

Vault Minerals Limited (ASX: VAU) and Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX: BGL) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 6.756% and 6.451% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Block Inc (ASX: XYZ) and Alcoa Corporation (ASX: AAI) are the top-losing stocks, losing 4.039% and 3.794 in their stock prices.

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Top gainer for the day:

• Materials (Up 1.22%)
• Consumer Staples (Up 1.15%)

Top loser for the day:

• Industrials (Down 0.60%)
• Energy (Down 0.57%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

• Beach Energy Limited (ASX: BPT) advanced 3.5% to $1.18 after announcing a threefold increase in its second-half dividend, despite reporting a full-year loss and issuing production guidance that fell short of some market expectations.
• BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX: BSL) eased 1.2% as it updated investors on the progress of an international consortium formed to evaluate the acquisition of Whyalla Steelworks and related iron ore assets, noting that rigorous return-on-investment assessments would follow in the next phase.
• WiseTech Global Limited (ASX: WTC) declined by 1.7% after completing its largest acquisition to date, finalising the US$2.1 billion (A$3.25 billion) purchase of Texas-based supply chain software company e2Open.
• Gold mining stocks led gains on the ASX 200, buoyed by a sharp rise in gold prices—the largest two-month increase—amid concerns of a potential economic slowdown in the United States.
• Oil prices extended their decline on Monday following OPEC+’s decision to boost production in September, adding downward pressure on crude markets.
• In the United States, equity markets posted mixed results overnight: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.23%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.60%, while the NASDAQ Composite managed a robust gain of 2.24%.
• The Hang Seng Index is trading 0.78% higher today, reflecting positive sentiment in Hong Kong markets.

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