ASX/200 Closer Higher by 0.43%, Lifted by Materials

By the end of the trading session on 11 August 2025, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed higher by 0.43% and settled at 8,844.80. Out of 11 sectors, 08 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Materials and Consumer Staples are the top-gaining sector, gaining 1.58% and 0.95% in their it’s value. On the other hand, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology was the top-losing sector, losing 1.63% and 0.73% in it’s value.

Pilbara Minerals Limited (ASX: PLS) and Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 19.689% and 18.343% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Block, Inc. (ASX: XYZ) and JB HI-FI Limited (ASX: JBH) are the top-losing stocks, losing 9.026% and 8.386% in their stock prices.

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Top gainer for the day:

• Materials (Up 1.58%)
• Consumer Staples (Up 0.95%)

Top loser for the day:

• Consumer Discretionary (Down 1.63%)
• Information Technology (Down 0.73%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

• Car Group, Australia’s largest automotive classifieds platform, rose 0.5% after reporting a 10% lift in FY2025 net profit after tax, reaching $275 million.
• Iress dropped 7.2% to $8.72 as its half-year results to 30 June fell short of analyst forecasts.
• IDP Education climbed 7.8% to $4.56 after Jefferies Australia analyst Wei Sim issued an optimistic report, increasing the price target from $3.50 to $4.50. As one of the ASX’s most shorted stocks, it was trading at $4.65 at the time of writing.
• Oil prices slipped following their steepest weekly decline since late June, ahead of a US–Russia meeting on Friday that has sparked hopes for a resolution to the Ukraine conflict and increased supply.
• US markets closed mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.47%, the S&P 500 rising 0.78%, and the NASDAQ Composite gaining 0.98%.
• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index edged 0.07% higher today.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

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