ASX up 0.59% at Noon: BHP CEO Sends Message Regarding Critical Minerals
ASX up 0.59% at Noon: BHP CEO Sends Message Regarding Critical Minerals
BHP Group (ASX:BHP) CEO Mike Henry cautions against excessive government intervention in global critical minerals supply chains, emphasising the importance of international cooperation and competition to effectively accelerate the energy transition and combat climate change.
必和必拓集團 (ASX: BHP) 首席執行官邁克·亨利（Mike Henry）警告政府不要過度干預全球關鍵礦產供應鏈，強調國際合作和競爭對於有效加速能源轉型和應對氣候變化的重要性。
At noon, the S&P/ASX 200 is 0.59 per cent higher at 7,120.70.
中午，標準普爾/澳大利亞證券交易所200指數上漲0.59％，至7,120.70。
The SPI futures are pointing to a rise of 40 points.
SPI期貨指向上漲40點。
Best and worst performers
表現最佳和最差的表現
The best-performing sector is REITs, up 1.97 per cent. The worst-performing sector is Communication Services, down 0.47 per cent.
表現最好的板塊是房地產投資信託基金，上漲1.97％。表現最差的行業是通信服務，下跌0.47％。
The best-performing large cap is Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR), trading 3.48 per cent higher at $2.97. It is followed by shares in Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) and Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC).
表現最好的大盤股是Liontown Resources（ASX: LTR），上漲3.48％，至2.97美元。其次是Sonic Healthcare（ASX: SHL）和Whitehaven Coal（ASX: WHC）的股票。
The worst-performing large cap is Medibank Private (ASX:MPL), trading 3.35 per cent lower at $3.46. It is followed by shares in TPG Telecom (ASX:TPG) and Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL).
表現最差的大盤股是Medibank Private（ASX: MPL），下跌3.35％，至3.46美元。其次是TPG Telecom（ASX: TPG）和Aristocrat Leisure（ASX: ALL）的股票。
Asian markets
亞洲市場
Asia-Pacific markets are mixed after Wall Street saw a tech sell-off Monday, with Tesla tumbling 6% after Goldman Sachs downgraded the electric car maker, citing pricing headwinds.
週一華爾街出現科技股拋售後，亞太市場漲跌互現，高盛以定價不利因素爲由下調了這家電動汽車製造商的評級，特斯拉下跌了6％。
Other tech names like Nvidia, Alphabet and Meta Platforms also lost more than 3% each.
英偉達、Alphabet和Meta Platforms等其他科技公司也各下跌了3％以上。
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 extended its losses after three straight days of declines, falling 0.25%, with the Topix seeing a smaller loss of 0.06%.
在日本，日經225指數在連續三天下跌後延續跌勢，下跌0.25％，東證指數跌幅較小，爲0.06％。
South Korea's Kospi and Kosdaq also was in the red, dropping 0.46% and 0.53% respectively in early trade.
韓國綜合股價指數和科斯達克也處於虧損狀態，在早盤交易中分別下跌0.46％和0.53％。
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index look set to snap its five day losing streak, with futures at 18,894 compared to the HSI's close of 18,794.13.
香港恆生指數有望打破連續五天的跌勢，期貨價格爲18,894，而恆指的收盤價爲18,794.13。
Company news
公司新聞
INOVIQ (ASX:IIQ) has announced excellent results from an independent clinical validation study of the company's SubB2M/CA15-3 test for breast cancer detection. CEO Dr Leearne Hinch said: "Our blood test detected all-stages of breast cancer with 81% sensitivity and 93% specificity, outperforming a leading CA15-3 test." Shares are trading 28 per cent higher at 64 cents.
INOVIQ (ASX: IIQ) 宣佈了一項針對該公司乳腺癌檢測subb2m/ca15-3測試的獨立臨床驗證研究的優異結果。首席執行官Leearne Hinch博士說：“我們的血液檢查檢測到了所有階段的乳腺癌，靈敏度爲81％，特異性爲93％，表現優於領先的 CA15-3 檢測。”股價上漲28％，至64美分。
Forrestania Resources (ASX:FRS) has announced multiple stacked pegmatites intersected in 13 of 14 holes at the company's Calypso Prospect, up to 63m thick. In response, MD Michael Anderson commented: "Calypso is only ~4.5km from a known mineralised pegmatite, so any occurrence of pegmatite within this area is significant to Forrestania." Shares are trading 163 per cent higher at 20 cents.
Forrestania Resources (ASX: FRS) 宣佈，該公司Calypso Prospect的14個洞中有13個洞有多塊堆疊的偉晶岩相交，厚度可達63米。作爲回應，醫學博士邁克爾·安德森評論說：“Calypso距離已知的礦化偉晶岩只有約4.5公里，因此該地區出現的任何偉晶岩對Forrestania都意義重大。”股價上漲了163％，至20美分。
Lincoln Minerals (ASX:LML) has intersected broad zones of shallow, high-grade graphite mineralisation at the company's Koppio Graphite Resource in South Australia. LML Chair and Acting CEO, Cath Norman said, "Our forward plan includes upgrading our inventory of Mineral Resources at Koppio and additional drilling in late 2023." Shares are trading 33 per cent higher at 2 cents.
林肯礦業 (ASX: LML) 在該公司的南澳大利亞Koppio Graphite Resource的廣闊淺層高品位石墨礦化區相交。LML主席兼代理首席執行官Cath Norman說：“我們的前瞻性計劃包括升級我們在Koppio的礦產資源庫存，並在2023年底進行更多鑽探。”股價上漲33％，至2美分。
Tamboran Resources (ASX:TBN) has received commitments for the institutional placement component of its ~$71.4 million capital raise to accelerate development of the Beetaloo. MD and CEO, Joel Riddle, said: "[This] brings the Company one step closer to commercialisation of our acreage in the Beetaloo Basin and funds several key milestones that are expected to unlock this vast, low reservoir CO2 gas resource." Shares are trading 4.9 per cent lower at 19.5 cents.
Tamboran Resources (ASX: TBN) 已收到其約7140萬美元融資中機構配售部分的承諾，以加快Beetaloo的開發。總經理兼首席執行官喬爾·裏德爾說：“[這] 使公司離我們在Beetaloo盆地的土地的商業化又近了一步，併爲幾個關鍵里程碑提供了資金，這些里程碑有望釋放這種龐大、儲量低的二氧化碳天然氣資源。”股價下跌4.9％，至19.5美分。
Commodities and the dollar
大宗商品和美元
Gold is trading at US$1782.70 an ounce.
黃金的交易價格爲每盎司1782.70美元。
Iron ore is 2.4 per cent lower at US$ 109.45 a tonne.
鐵礦石下跌2.4％，至每噸109.45美元。
Iron ore futures are pointing to a 2.65 per cent rise.
鐵礦石期貨上漲2.65％。
One Australian dollar is buying 67.15 US cents.
一澳元買入67.15美分。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。