S&P/ASX 200 and the market both added 0.1%.
72 out of 150 (48%) largest-cap stocks ended higher. And also 48% of all ASX stocks closed higher.
4 sectors ended higher. Basic Materials was boosted by gold stocks to be the best sector and gained 1.4%. Technology tumbled -3.1% to be the worst.
Gold stocks had a good day:
● Anglogold Ashanti (AGG) surged 4.6% off MA200.
● Northern Star Resources (NST) surged 5.6% to test MA20 and MA50.
● SSR Mining (SSR) spiked 10.2% off MA50.
Tech and Internet stocks tumbled:
● Afterpay (APT) plunged -7.6% to test its YTD low in May.
● Domain Holdings Australia (DHG) sank -8.5% through MA50 to test MA200.