The Australian sharemarket finished Tuesday's session little changed as investors assessed a fresh batch of local corporate earnings and monitored tensions in the Middle East amid the ongoing United States-Iran conflict.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 3.2 points, or 0.04%, to 9,070.0, with six of the 11 sectors ending lower.
Healthcare stocks led gains, with the sector surging 7.9% after a series of earnings results. CSL shares jumped 17.3% despite the biotech giant reporting a full-year statutory net loss of US$2.6 billion, with one-off restructuring costs and impairments weighing on its bottom line.
Pro Medicus climbed 11.9% after reporting net profit after tax of A$265.3 million for the year ended June 30, up 130.3% from a year earlier.
The Materials sector also advanced, with BHP rising 2.7% after the mining giant announced its biggest dividend in four years, supported by strong copper prices. Rio Tinto fell 0.6%, while Fortescue declined 0.4%.
Energy stocks gained alongside higher oil prices, with Woodside Energy rising 0.9%, Santos adding 0.8%, Beach Energy climbing 3.4% and Viva Energy gaining 1.8%.
Financial stocks were mostly lower, with Commonwealth Bank falling 1.4%, NAB declining 0.7%, Westpac losing 1.2% and ANZ slipping 0.5%.
Judo Capital rallied 16.9% after reporting a 29% increase in full-year net profit to $111.1 million.
In other corporate news, Reliance Worldwide surged 24.7% to lead gains on the benchmark after Brookfield Capital Partners increased its offer for the plumbing company to $4.75 a share, representing a 31.6% premium to Reliance's previous closing price of $3.61.
Ausgold jumped 24.4% after agreeing to an all-share takeover by Canada's OceanaGold, valuing the Western Australian gold explorer at $776 million.
Sims led the market's declines, tumbling 11% despite reporting more than a threefold increase in underlying net profit to $289.1 million for the 2026 financial year, from $83.1 million a year earlier. Sales revenue rose 6.9% to $8 billion.
On the bond markets, 10-year and two-year rates rose 0.7% and 0.3%, respectively, to 5.069% and 4.624%.
