Focus: Australia Daily Market Insights
Market Close: Tue, 16 December 2025
Australian markets edged lower today amid ongoing concerns over commodity prices and global trade tensions, with the ASX 300 declining 0.4% as energy and materials sectors weighed on sentiment.
Heavyweights such as BHP and Rio Tinto slid on falling iron ore and copper prices, reflecting cautious global sentiment ahead of key US data and ongoing concerns over China demand.
A sharp drop in Westpac Consumer Sentiment (down 9% to 94.5) reinforced pessimism, while persistent inflation signals kept alive speculation of potential RBA rate hikes in 2026 rather than cuts.
Defence stock DroneShield surged +22% on a $49.6 million contract win with a European military customer, providing a bright spot amid broad losses.
Swing Trading Ideas (1–4 Weeks)
- Insurance Australia Group (IAG:XASX) | MT-Qscore -8.1 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal Today. | Target1: 8.22 | 4.09% | Hit Rate: 62%
Market Movements
The S&P/ASX 300 fell 0.4% over the last trading day, extending a 1.1% decline across the last week of trading. The S&P/ASX 50 mirrored this weakness, dropping 0.4% today and 1.1% week-to-date.
Top Gainers (1-Day)
| DroneShield Limited (DRO:XASX) | +22.2% |
| Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (PMT:XASX) | +6.1% |
| Weebit Nano Limited (WBT:XASX) | +5.9% |
Top Losers (1-Day)
| Strike Energy Limited (STX:XASX) | -8.7% |
| IperionX Limited (IPX:XASX) | -6.4% |
| Life360, Inc. (360:XASX) | -5.7% |
Top Sector Gainers (1-Day)*
| Consumer Staples | +0.3% |
* equal-weighted
Top Sector Losers (1-Day)
| Energy | -2.1% |
| Information Technology | -2.2% |
| Health Care | -0.9% |
Information Technology led today's gains, while Energy lagged, with DroneShield extending a strong 35.1% week-to-date advance.
Quantmatix Success Stories
- PWR Holdings Limited (PWH:XASX) | 7.5% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Strike Energy Limited (STX:XASX) | 4.6% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Codan Limited (CDA:XASX) | 4.2% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Fortescue Metals Group (FMG:XASX) | 3.8% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Breville Group Limited (BRG:XASX) | 2.7% profit following a Short-Term Reversal long signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Tuas Limited (TUA:XASX) | 2.1% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal long signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (PNI:XASX) | 1.8% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Beach Energy Limited (BPT:XASX) | 1.7% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Supply Network Limited (SNL:XASX) | 1.7% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Amotiv Limited (AOV:XASX) | 1.5% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal long signal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
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