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• Wall Street closed on Memorial Day
• ASX stocks rise; miners benefit from strong commodity prices
• Stocks to watch: Peter Warren, Pro Medicus, Playside Studios
AU Market Watch
The $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ rose by 0.1% at the opening bell driven by the energy and materials sectors. Rising oil, copper, and gold prices pushed these sectors higher. $Newmont Corp (NEM.AU)$ added 0.8...

Since the fourth quarter of 2023, the global copper mining industry has experienced multiple supply disruptions, with recent news of planned production cuts by Chinese smelters intensifying market unease. Supported by expectations of a tight supply, $Copper Futures(DEC4) (HGmain.US)$ prices have been fluctuating with an upward trend since the end of October last year, and have recently seen an accelerated increase. Since March, g...

• Top gainers: $Emerald Resources NL (EMR.AU)$, $Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN.AU)$, $Ansell Ltd (ANN.AU)$
• Top losers: $Sigma Healthcare Ltd (SIG.AU)$, $Stanmore Resources Ltd (SMR.AU)$, $Xero Ltd (XRO.AU)$
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 1.3% lower at 7782.5 as property and tech stocks tumbled amid renewed uncertainty about the likely timing of global central bank interest-rate cuts. The benchmark index opened lower following a...