ASX today, ASX 200 flat, SXE up 9.7%, Artrya down 12.2%

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Samso Market Update | Monday, 5 October 2026 | Market close 4:30pm AEDT

The S&P/ASX 200, the index of the 200 largest listed companies, closed 4.3 points higher on the ASX today, up 0.05% at 8,686.4. The index had been up 53.5 points, or 0.62%, at 8,735.6 shortly after 11:00am AEDT. The All Ordinaries, which tracks the 500 largest listed companies, rose 4.5 points or 0.05% to 8,859.2. The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries, an index of the companies ranked 101 to 300 by size, fell 12.1 points or 0.36% to 3,314.3. Friday's edition is ASX today, Friday 2 October 2026.

ASX today: Key Highlights

The ASX 200 closed at 8,686.4, up 4.3 points or 0.05%. Its high for the day was 8,735.6.
Four of the 11 sectors rose. Health care gained 0.74% and consumer discretionary fell 0.88%.
More shares fell than rose. Of 1,462 companies that traded, 509 rose, 598 fell and 355 were unchanged.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (ASX: SXE) rose 9.69% to A$5.32, with no ASX announcement today.
Artrya (ASX: AYA) fell 12.16% to A$3.25, with no ASX announcement today.
West Texas Intermediate crude, the US oil benchmark, was trading at US$89.95 a barrel at about 4:24pm AEDT, down 1.27% from Friday's close.

The morning gain and the flat close

The ASX 200 opened higher and reached 8,735.6 shortly after 11:00am AEDT. ABC News reported the index at 8,732 at 11:41am and at 8,696 at 1:55pm. It closed at 8,686.4.

ABC News reported that the ASX opened higher following Friday's US jobs report. US employers added 29,000 jobs in September and economists had expected 90,000. ABC News put the chance of a US interest rate rise this month, as priced by traders, at around 23%, down from 64% a week earlier. Market Index described the session as fairly uneventful and said the New South Wales public holiday kept a lid on activity.

Health care was the strongest of the 11 sectors, up 0.74%. Materials, the sector that holds the miners, rose 0.36%. Industrials rose 0.21% and financials rose 0.05%. The other seven sectors fell. Consumer discretionary fell 0.88%, communication services fell 0.51% and information technology fell 0.48%.

More large companies fell than rose. Among companies above A$1 billion, 88 rose and 174 fell. BHP Group (ASX: BHP), the largest company on the ASX, rose 1.11% to A$61.89.

One piece of Australian data came out today. The S&P Global Australia Services PMI for September was 51.9, down from 53.2 in August, according to investingLive. A PMI, or purchasing managers' index, is a monthly survey of company managers, and a reading above 50 means activity grew. The report said service companies cut staff for the first time in four months. There was no Reserve Bank of Australia announcement today.

Blue Chips (above A$1 billion)

Samso sorts companies into four size bands by market capitalisation at the previous close. Market capitalisation is the value of all of a company's shares. Turnover is the dollar value of shares traded in the day.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (ASX: SXE) rose 9.69% to A$5.32 on turnover of A$30.1 million, with no ASX announcement today. GenusPlus Group (ASX: GNP) rose 5.40% to A$9.95, with no ASX announcement today. Macmahon Holdings (ASX: MAH) rose 4.50% to A$1.045 on the day it announced a two-year, A$98 million contract extension at Daisy Milano. Cochlear (ASX: COH) rose 4.20% to A$130.66 on turnover of A$47.4 million, with no ASX announcement today.

4DMedical (ASX: 4DX) fell 6.22% to A$4.07 on turnover of A$12.0 million, with no ASX announcement today. L1 Global Long Short Fund (ASX: GLS) fell 4.35% to A$1.87 on the day it released its monthly net tangible asset backing, the value of the fund's assets per share. Waypoint REIT (ASX: WPR) fell 3.81% to A$2.02, with no ASX announcement today.

Mid Caps (A$500 million to A$1 billion)

Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) rose 5.88% to A$0.63 on the day it released an announcement titled "Financial Close and First Drawdown". Chrysos Corporation (ASX: C79) rose 4.92% to A$7.04 and Alpha HPA (ASX: A4N) rose 4.80% to A$0.655. Neither made an ASX announcement today.

Artrya (ASX: AYA) fell 12.16% to A$3.25 on turnover of A$8.1 million, with no ASX announcement today. It was the largest fall in the band. Hansen Technologies (ASX: HSN) fell 4.39% to A$3.27 and Larvotto Resources (ASX: LRV) fell 4.33% to A$0.995. Neither made an ASX announcement today.

Small Caps (A$150 million to A$500 million)

Many Peaks Minerals (ASX: MPK) rose 10.00% to A$1.10 on turnover of A$0.15 million, with no ASX announcement today. St George Mining (ASX: SGQ) rose 6.45% to A$0.066, with no ASX announcement today. HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) rose 5.67% to A$0.745 on the day it released an announcement titled "Healthscope Situation Resolved and Distributions Reinstated".

Stakk (ASX: SKK) fell 11.54% to A$0.023 on turnover of A$2.7 million, with no ASX announcement today. Elementos (ASX: ELT) fell 8.00% to A$0.46 and Count (ASX: CUP) fell 6.64% to A$1.335. Neither made an ASX announcement today.

Micro Caps (below A$150 million)

333D (ASX: T3D) rose 31.43% to A$0.046 on turnover of A$0.09 million. It answered an ASX price query during the session. A price query is a letter from the exchange asking a company whether it knows of a reason for a move in its shares. Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) rose 19.42% to A$0.615 on turnover of A$1.9 million, with no ASX announcement today. archTIS (ASX: AR9) rose 17.14% to A$0.082 on the day it announced an A$315,000 US Department of Defense contract. Imugene (ASX: IMU) rose 16.22% to A$0.043 on the day it released an announcement titled "azer-cel BTKi Cohort Reports new Complete & Partial Response".

Micro-X (ASX: MX1) fell 11.29% to A$0.055, with no ASX announcement today. Dreadnought Resources (ASX: DRE) fell 7.69% to A$0.012 and Solis Minerals (ASX: SLM) fell 7.55% to A$0.049. Neither made an ASX announcement today. Shares priced below one cent are left out of this band, because a single price step moves them by 10% or more.

TABLE 01. ASX biggest movers by Samso size band, Monday 5 October 2026, with code, company, close, change, market cap at previous close, turnover and ASX announcement today. Blue Chips: SXE +9.69%, GNP +5.40%, MAH +4.50%, COH +4.20%, 4DX -6.22%, GLS -4.35%, WPR -3.81%. Mid Caps: RXL +5.88%, C79 +4.92%, A4N +4.80%, AYA -12.16%, HSN -4.39%, LRV -4.33%. Small Caps: MPK +10.00%, SGQ +6.45%, HCW +5.67%, SKK -11.54%, ELT -8.00%, CUP -6.64%. Micro Caps: T3D +31.43%, IXR +19.42%, AR9 +17.14%, IMU +16.22%, MX1 -11.29%, DRE -7.69%, SLM -7.55%. Source ASX company data, delayed 20 minutes, read at 4:35pm AEDT.

Commodities and Currency

Prices are as at about 4:24pm AEDT, and each change is measured from Friday's close. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell at a set price on a later date, and the contract month is the month it falls due.

Gold futures for December were at US$4,164.90 an ounce, up 0.06%. Silver for December was at US$61.31 an ounce, up 1.47%. Copper for December was at US$6.571 a pound, up 0.34%.

Brent crude for December was at US$101.49 a barrel, down 0.74%. West Texas Intermediate for November was at US$89.95 a barrel, down 1.27%. ABC News reported that the G7 group of countries agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from reserves.

Iron ore was approximately US$90.90 a tonne, according to Market Index. The Australian dollar was buying approximately 69.4 US cents at 4:34pm AEDT. It was at approximately 69.6 US cents at 8:45am.

Samso Concluding Comments

The ASX 200 was up 53.5 points in the morning and closed 4.3 points higher. Four sectors rose and seven fell, and about two shares fell for every one that rose among companies above A$1 billion. The two largest moves in the top two bands, Southern Cross Electrical Engineering and Artrya, came with no ASX announcement today. Building approvals for August are due from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday at 11:30am AEDT.

General information only. This is not financial advice.

Samso Market Update | Monday, 5 October 2026 | Pre-market 9:45am AEDT

Futures point to a higher open on the ASX today. ASX 200 futures were up 0.3% at 8,746 points at 7:00am AEDT, according to ABC News. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell at a set price on a later date, and its price shows where traders expect the index to go. The S&P/ASX 200 closed on Friday at 8,682.1, up 67.7 points or 0.79%. The Australian dollar was buying approximately 69.6 US cents at 8:45am AEDT. Friday's edition is ASX today, Friday 2 October 2026.

ASX today: Key Highlights

ASX 200 futures were up 0.3% at 8,746 points at 7:00am AEDT (ABC News).
US employers added 29,000 jobs in September. Economists had expected 90,000, according to ABC News and Yahoo Finance.
Wall Street rose on Friday. The S&P 500 gained 0.73% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.19%.
The yield on the US 10-year government bond closed at about 5.28%, up 0.04 of a percentage point on the day.
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.94% on Friday. It had risen 3.3% on Thursday.
New South Wales, the ACT, South Australia and Queensland have a public holiday today. The ASX trades as normal.

Wall Street overnight

The four main US share indices rose on Friday (FIG. 01). The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.49% to 51,176.96. The S&P 500 gained 0.73% to 7,722.72. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.19% to 27,190.86. The Russell 2000, an index of smaller US companies, gained 0.94% to 2,832.90.

FIG. 01. Bar chart of Friday 2 October 2026 closing moves. S&P/ASX 200 up 0.79% to 8,682.10. Dow Jones up 0.49% to 51,176.96. S&P 500 up 0.73% to 7,722.72. Nasdaq Composite up 1.19% to 27,190.86. Russell 2000 up 0.94% to 2,832.90. Nikkei 225 down 0.94% to 68,309.46. FTSE 100 up 0.32% to 10,462.00. DAX up 1.17% to 25,231.20. CAC 40 up 0.79% to 7,897.19. Source Yahoo Finance daily closing bars.

The US Labor Department's monthly jobs report showed employers added 29,000 jobs in September. Economists had expected 90,000, according to ABC News and Yahoo Finance. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1%. Yahoo Finance reported that shares rose because investors lowered their expectations of an interest rate rise from the Federal Reserve, the US central bank. ABC News put the market's implied chance of a rise this month at around 23%, down from 64% a week earlier.

The US 10-year Treasury yield closed at about 5.28%, up 4 basis points from 5.24% on Thursday (FIG. 02). A Treasury is a US government bond. A bond yield is the yearly return from buying a government bond at today's price, and when yields rise, bond prices fall. A basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point. The yield fell as low as about 5.16% during the session. Yahoo Finance reported that it fell after the jobs report and then rose again.

FIG. 02. Line chart of the US 10-year Treasury yield daily close from 14 September to 2 October 2026. The yield rose from about 4.96% to a close of 5.277% on Friday 2 October, up from 5.237% on Thursday. Source Yahoo Finance.

Japan

The Nikkei 225 closed on Friday at 68,309.46, down 647.26 points or 0.94%. It had risen 3.3% on Thursday. Business Recorder reported during the session that the index fell as investors locked in gains after Thursday's rise. It quoted Yuta Okamoto, an analyst at Tokai Tokyo Intelligence Laboratory, as saying concerns about short-term overheating were likely to lead to profit-taking. The same report said core inflation in Tokyo rose in September at its fastest pace in 10 months, which supports the case for further rate rises by the Bank of Japan. The US dollar was buying approximately 157.70 yen at 8:45am AEDT.

London and Europe

London's FTSE 100 closed on Friday at 10,461.95, up 0.32%. Germany's DAX gained 1.17% to 25,231.20. France's CAC 40 gained 0.79% to 7,897.19.

Currencies

The Australian dollar was buying approximately 69.6 US cents at 8:45am AEDT, about 0.4% above Friday's close. The US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, closed on Friday at 101.93, down 0.17%. The US dollar was buying approximately 157.70 yen.

Commodities

Gold futures for December delivery closed on Friday at US$4,162.30 an ounce, down 0.95% (TABLE 01). The contract month is the month a futures contract falls due. Silver for December fell 1.24% to US$60.42 an ounce. Copper for December rose 0.17% to US$6.549 a pound.

Brent crude for December closed at US$102.25 a barrel, down 0.06%. West Texas Intermediate, the US oil benchmark, closed at US$91.11 a barrel for November delivery, down 1.90% (FIG. 03). Iron ore was approximately US$91.40 a tonne on Friday, according to ABC News.

TABLE 01. Commodities and currencies. Columns are measure, level, change and as at. Gold, December 2026, US$4,162.30 an ounce, change down 0.95%, Friday close. Silver, December 2026, US$60.42 an ounce, down 1.24%, Friday close. Copper, December 2026, US$6.549 a pound, up 0.17%, Friday close. Brent, December 2026, US$102.25 a barrel, down 0.06%, Friday close. WTI, November 2026, US$91.11 a barrel, down 1.90%, Friday close. Iron ore, approximately US$91.40 a tonne, change not quoted, Friday, ABC News. US dollar index, 101.93, down 0.17%, Friday close. AUD/USD, approximately 0.6958, up 0.42%, Monday 8:45am AEDT. USD/JPY, approximately 157.70, down 0.14%, Monday 8:45am AEDT. Sources Yahoo Finance and ABC News.

FIG. 03. Line chart of daily closing prices for Brent crude, December 2026 contract, and WTI crude, November 2026 contract, from 14 September to 2 October 2026. Brent closed Friday at US$102.25 a barrel and WTI at US$91.11. Source Yahoo Finance.

Today's diary

Public holidays today. Labour Day in New South Wales, the ACT and South Australia, and the King's Birthday in Queensland. The ASX trades as normal.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has no release listed for today.
Wednesday, 11:30am AEDT. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals for August.

Samso Concluding Comments

US employers added 29,000 jobs in September, and US shares rose on Friday. Yahoo Finance reported that investors lowered their expectations of a Federal Reserve rate rise. The US 10-year Treasury yield still closed higher on the day, at about 5.28%, and Brent crude closed above US$102 a barrel. ASX 200 futures indicate a higher open. Three states and the ACT have a public holiday and no Australian Bureau of Statistics release is listed for today.

General information only. This is not financial advice.