The ASX200 was up 0.33% at 8,542 points in intra-day trade as the local bourse continues to flirt with another all-time record.
Health Care was the biggest winner, up more than +2% in afternoon trade, followed by Discretionary, up +1.2%, and IT, up around +1% approaching close.
The Materials sector turned out to be the only sector in the red, down -0.8%.
In the Green
GTI Energy (ASX:GTR) was up around +33% this afternoon after securing $4.5 million through a two-tranche placement.A mixture of institutional and professional investors participated in the fully subscribed placement.
Strickland Metals (ASX:STK) climbed more than +3% after inking a deal to sell its Yandal Gold Project in Western Australia to Gateway Mining (ASX:GML) for $45 million.
Hazer (ASX:HZR) was up +1.7% in intra-day trade after being granted patents for its products in Thailand and The Philippines. The result has strengthened the company’s intellectual property footprint in Southeast Asia.
In the Red
BHP (ASX:BHP) traded down -1.7% in the afternoon as investors took profits on the last day of the financial year.
Woodside (ASX:WDS) traded lower throughout the day after oil chalked up its biggest losses in two years. Brent dropped to around $66.60 per barrel on the back of a -12% slide last week.
And, Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) retreated more than -6% in intra-day trade after sharing changes to its executive leadership team. Both CFO Jon Latto and COO Adam Smits have advised of their decisions to step down from their roles.