ASX 200 dips as AusGov shells out for small critical minerals stocks, Gina for Lynas, gold shines

Aussie shares dipped into the red by the close but there were several bright spots including critical minerals and gold stocks.
Carl Capolingua

Livewire Markets

The S&P/ASX 200 closed 6.9 points lower, down 0.09%.
The S&P/ASX 200 closed 6.9 points lower, down 0.09%.
Aussie shares dipped into the red by the close but there were some bright spots. Renascor Resources (ASX: RNU) and Alpha HPA (ASX: A4N) both received Australian Government grants to support their respective critical minerals projects.

Elsewhere, WA zillionaire Gina Rinehart continued her buying spree in any stock she feels is in the business of producing critical minerals. This time it was rare earths major Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC).

Gold stocks regained their shine after two days of losses, and the gold sector remains the best performing among the major ASX indices. For details on all of the above and much more...

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Carl Capolingua
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Carl has over 30-years investing experience and has helped investors navigate several bull and bear markets over this time. He is a well respected markets commentator who specialises in how the global macro impacts Australian and US equities. Carl...

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