The utilities sector rose 3.1% at noon Monday. Traders most well-liked defensive shares after US shares fell final week following stories saying that customers and companies have been involved in regards to the US financial system.
APA Group 
APA stated its earnings per safety within the fiscal first half fell to AU$0.0260, from AU$0.06 per share a 12 months earlier. Income for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2024, was AU$1.62 billion, up from AU$1.52 billion in the identical interval a 12 months earlier. It additionally reaffirmed its full fiscal 12 months steerage.
On the flip facet, the knowledge expertise sector plunged 7.4%, after heavyweight WiseTech World 
WTC plummeted 22% in current commerce.
WiseTech stated its impartial chairman Richard Dammery and three different non-executive administrators resigned following “intractable variations and differing views” across the ongoing position of founding Chief Government Richard White.
