ASX/200 Closed Lower by 0.68%, Dragged down by Consumer Discretionary

By the end of the trading session on 25 February 2025, the benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed lower by 0.68% and settled at 8,251.90. Out of 11 sectors, 07 ended lower along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Utilities and Consumer Staples are the top-gaining sectors, gaining 1.60% and 0.31% % in their index value. On the other hand, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology is the top-losing sector, losing 2.66% and 1.58% in their index value.

Helia Group Limited (ASX: HLI) and ZIP Co. Limited (ASX: ZIP) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 17.148% and 13.865% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Johns Lyng Group Limited (ASX: JLG) and Viva Energy Group Limited (ASX: VEA) went down by 33.422% and 26.875% respectively are the top-losing stocks.

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Top gainer for the day:

• Utilities (Up 1.60%)
• Consumer Staples (Up 0.31%)

Top loser for the day:

• Consumer Discretionary (Down 2.66%)
• Information Technology (Down 1.58%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

• Woodside Energy saw a 2.3% gain after reporting a more than twofold increase in net profit for the full year, despite a 13% drop in underlying profit due to weaker oil and gas prices.
• Johns Lyng Group experienced the steepest decline, plunging 33.6%, following a downward revision of its 2025 earnings forecast.
• Viva Energy tumbled 25.4% after posting a 20% drop in half-year profit, impacted by lower refining margins and weaker demand in its convenience retail segment.
• Buy now, pay later provider Zip surged 16.6% as cash earnings more than doubled, driven by an increase in transactions and low bad debt levels.
• Nine Entertainment rose 4.3%, despite a 15% decline in interim earnings, as it faced economic headwinds, weaker ad revenue, and losses from Meta's policy changes.
• Wall Street saw a broad decline, with the Dow Jones falling 1.69%, the S&P 500 dropping 1.71%, and the NASDAQ sliding 2.20%.
• In international markets, the Hang Seng index dipped 0.89%, while the FTSE 100 remained flat at -0.00%.

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