Monday Movers – Top 10 ASX Companies Today

The S&P/ASX200 Index finished flat at a mere 0.03 percent dip, avoiding a potential a percentage drop at market open amid the strict lockdowns in Victoria.

Banks took the tumble as National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) and ANZ (ASX:ANZ) both fell 4.1 percent lower, Westpac (ASX:WBC) lost 3.5 percent and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) retreated 1.8 percent.

Travel and retail felt the heat as Webjet (ASX:WEB) descended 7.1 percent, Regional Express (ASX:REX) halted 6.4 percent, Scentre Group (ASX:SCG) gave up 5.6 percent and Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) closed 2.7 percent lower.

Mining giants added some relief as and Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) unearthed 2.6 percent, BHP Group (ASX:BHP) grew 1.6 percent and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) gained 1 percent.

Anteotech Ltd (ASX:ADO)
Brisbane-based biotech firmed ADO soared 35.6 percent today after contributing to a new 15-minute test for COVID-19, harnessing nanocoating to speed up results for saliva and blood tests 3 weeks ago (Source: Business News Australia)

Buddy Technologies Ltd (ASX:BUD)
Resource monitoring solution provider BUD soared 29.3 percent after it begins European roll-out of its smart bulb product LIFX’s point of sale in Bauhaus stores last Wednesday (Source: Small Caps)

Tesoro Resources Ltd (ASX:TSO)
Chilean-based gold and copper explorer jumped 21.4 percent after last Friday’s expansion of its highly prospective El Zorro gold project by pegging up substantial ground (Source: Small Caps)

Pacifico Minerals Ltd (ASX:PMY)
WA-based junior explorer PMY gained 20 percent after last Thursday’s announcement that is it eyeing finalisation of the Sorby Hills Optimised Prefeasibility Study in August, with all work concerning Resource, Mining, Metallurgy and Process Plant already completed. (ASX: Kalkine Media)

Catapult Group International (ASX:CAT)
Sports tech company CAT finished 16.2 percent higher after it has been awarded a contract to provide video exchange services to the top 130 United States college football teams. Catapult says its new video exchange solution will change the way content is traded among college football teams and open up new strategic opportunities for the company. (Source: The Motley Fool)

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