ASX/200 Closer Lower by 0.16%, Dragged down by Materials

By the end of the trading session on 31 July 2025, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed lower by 0.16% and settled at 8,742.80. Out of 11 sectors, 08 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary are the top-gaining sector, gaining 1.34% and 1.11% in their it’s value. On the other hand, Materials and Ennergy are the top-losing sector, losing 2.56% and 0.45% in it’s value.

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: NEU) and Life360 Limited (ASX: 360) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 3.968% and 3.239% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Champion Iron Limited (ASX: CIA) and Beach Energy Limited (ASX: BPT) are the top-losing stocks, losing 13.125% and 9.303 in their stock prices.

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Top gainer for the day:

• Information Technology (Up 1.34%)
• Consumer Discretionary (Up 1.11%)

Top loser for the day:

• Materials (Down 2.56%)
• Energy (Down 0.45%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

• Cettire Ltd (ASX: CTT) shares plummeted 23.5% to 26 cents after the luxury e-commerce retailer announced it is evaluating the impact of changes to U.S. import policies. The sharp decline follows President Donald Trump’s decision to extend the suspension of the duty-free threshold for low-value imports.
• Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) emerged as the worst performer on the ASX 200, with its stock sliding 9.3%, after the company disclosed it expects to book a non-cash impairment of $674 million ($474 million after tax) in its FY25 results.
• Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) dropped 7.3% to $11.94, as it revealed it would narrowly miss the lower end of its earnings guidance. 
• Iron ore prices have dipped, trading close to US$100 per tonne, as factory activity in China unexpectedly declined in July, casting a shadow over demand expectations in the world’s largest metal consumer.
• U.S. stock markets experienced mixed movements overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by 0.38%, and the S&P 500 slipping by 0.12%, while the NASDAQ Composite managed a slight gain of 0.15%.
• In global markets today, the Hang Seng Index is down 1.66%, whereas the FTSE 100 has inched up by 0.01%.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

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