The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to start the week in a positive fashion. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is up 0.5% to 7,340.4 points.

Four ASX shares that have failed to follow the market higher today are listed below. Here’s why they are dropping:

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: ARU)

The Arafura share price is down 5.5% to 41.5 cents. This has been driven by the company’s institutional placement. The rare earths developer has received firm commitments for a $121 million placement to accelerate the Nolans Project development schedule. These funds are being raised at a 15.9% discount of 37 cents per new share.

Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX)

The Mayne Pharma share price is down over 10% to 21.5 cents. This morning the pharmaceutical company announced that it has signed a transaction agreement and related license agreement for a portfolio of on-market women’s health products from TherapeuticsMD for US$140 million. The products’ net revenue in the third quarter of 2022 were US$20.9 million and gross profit was US$17.1 million.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

The Pilbara Minerals share price is down 4.5% to $4.64. This is despite the lithium giant being added to the ASX 50 index at the quarterly rebalance. Investors appear to have concerns about lithium prices following a couple of bearish broker notes and news of a new major lithium mine development.

Tyro Payments Ltd (ASX: TYR)

The Tyro share price is down 5.5% to $1.62. Investors have been selling this payments company’s shares following the release of a transaction update. According to the release, transaction value growth slowed to 16% during the month of November. This is a sharp slowdown compared to its year to date growth rate of 43%.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has kicked off the trading week on a positive note so far this Monday. After recording a gain last week, the ASX 200 is once again living up to the fabled December ‘Santa rally’ and is lifting higher at this point of the session.

At the time of writing, the index has gained a healthy 0.49%, lifting the index up to just under 7,340 points.

So time now to dive deeper into these market moves by having a look at the shares currently topping the ASX 200’s share trading volume charts, according to investing.com.

The 3 most traded ASX 200 shares by volume this Monday

South32 Ltd (ASX: S32)

First up today is the mining giant South32. This Monday has had a sizeable 16.7 million South32 shares bounce around the markets today so far. There’s been no fresh news out of South32 so far this week.

However, the South32 share price has really taken off today. The miner is currently enjoying a 4.06% lift to $4.36 a share. Most ASX resources shares are taking flight today following some pleasing price rises on the commodity markets. It’s this gain that is likely leading these volume figures.

Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO)

ASX 200 lithium share Core Lithium is our next share for today. This lithium producer had had a hefty 19.82 million shares change hands as it currently stands. There’s been no new news out of Core shares either today. But investors are sending this company in the opposite direction to South32 regardless.

Like most ASX lithium shares today, the Core Lithium share price has lost a painful 3.65% of its value so far today, putting it down to $1.32 a share. It’s not quite clear what’s up with lithium today, but this drop is probably the cause of the high volumes on display.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

Speaking of the devil, our last ASX 200 share worth taking a gander at today is Core’s fellow lithium luminary Pilbara Minerals. A whopping 25.03 million Pilbara shares have been bought and sold thus far this session.

The same factors seem to be at play here. However, investors have decided to punish Pilbara even more harshly than Core, with this company currently down a nasty 4.32% at $4.65 a share. Again, it’s this selling pressure that is likely influencing the high volumes we are seeing.

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Building up a passive income stream is no easy feat. Having money pouring into your bank account with no labour or effort required is the dream. But it is easier to dream than do.

Luckily for would-be passive income earners, shares are an ideal investment vehicle to help you build up passive income and move closer toward financial independence. Not only do many ASX shares pay dividends (a form of passive income), but many also issue franking credits as well, which can also help to boost your income even further.

$20 a week is a reasonable target for most Australians to invest each week. Hopefully, that won’t have a meaningful impact on a standard of living and can be repeated each week.

$20 a week equates to roughly $80 a month, or more accurately, $1,040 a year.

How to get passive income from ASX dividend shares (or ETFs)

If I wished to build up a passive income stream from ASX shares, the first investment I would look to is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) specialising in dividend income. One such fund is the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: VHY).

This ETF deliberately targets a stream of passive dividend income for its investors. It does so by only holding high-yielding ASX dividend shares in its portfolio, from which it can pass income and franking onto its investors.

Some of its current top holdings include dividend beasts like BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) and National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB).

So over the past 12 months, this Vanguard ETF has forked out distributions worth a total of $3.84 per share. At today’s unit price of $69.28 (at the time of writing) for the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF, that gives it a healthy distribution yield of 5.54%.

It’s worth mentioning here that Vanguard ETFs offer zero brokerage fees and a low minimum investment amount. Other ASX share investments will differ, so be mindful of regular brokerage fees potentially impacting your returns.

By the numbers…

If we invested $20 a week in the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF for a whole year, a hypothetical investor could pull around $57.62 in dividend income by the end of the year. If that investor spent 10 years putting $20 a week away, this would rise to $576.20 in dividend income per year. That would be $1,152.40 a year after 20 years.

If our investor reinvested their dividends each year, this would get a boost up to approximately $1,212.97 in dividend income per year.

Of course, this assumes that the dividend distributions from the high-yield Vanguard ETF remain the same over this two-decade period, which is highly unlikely.

Chances are that this 20-year period will see the annual distributions from this ETF increase substantially as well, leaving our investor with even more passive income.

That’s enough to make a meaningful difference to a retirement.

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In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to start the week with a solid gain. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is up 0.5% to 7,340.4 points.

Four ASX shares that are climbing more than most today are listed below. Here’s why they are pushing higher:

Imugene Limited (ASX: IMU)

The Imugene share price up 1.5% to 18.75 cents. This follows the release of two updates this morning. One revealed that the first patient has been dosed with the novel cancer-killing virus Vaxinia as part of the intravenous cohort 2 trial.

Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO)

The Rio Tinto share price is up 4% to $116.20. Investors have been buying Rio Tinto and other ASX iron ore miners after the price of the steel making ingredient charged higher. The spot iron ore price is now nearing US$110 a tonne. This is up from approximately US$80 a tonne at the start of November. The potential reopening of China appears to be behind this rise.

Santos Ltd (ASX: STO)

The Santos share price is up 3% to $7.35. This appears to have been driven by a rise in oil prices during Asian trade. Prices have climbed after OPEC announced that it will push ahead with its plans to cut production by 2 million barrels per day in 2023. China easing COVID restrictions also appears to be supporting prices.

Warrego Energy Ltd (ASX: WGO)

The Warrego Energy share price is up 12% to 31.7 cents. This follows news that Hancock Energy has increased its takeover bid from $0.23 per Warrego share to $0.28 per Warrego share. All other terms of its offer remain unchanged. Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) has been given five business days to match the revised Hancock Energy takeover offer.

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The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price has given back its morning gains and dropped deep into the red.

In afternoon trade, the lithium miner’s shares are down 5.5% to $4.59.

Why is the Pilbara Minerals share price falling?

This morning the Pilbara Minerals share price was charging higher in response to news that the lithium miner will be added to the ASX 50 index at the next rebalance.

However, it has now given back those gains and more this afternoon after investors suddenly hit the sell button en masse.

Pilbara Minerals isn’t alone in trading in the red today. There are a number of other ASX lithium shares trading notably lower on Monday along with it. For example, the Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE) share price is down almost 2%, the Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO) share price is down 4%, and the Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) share price is down 2%.

What’s going on?

It remains unclear why the Pilbara Minerals share price has come under pressure this afternoon.

Though, it is worth noting that this weekend there were reports of new lithium mines coming into operation in the near future.

According to the Financial Times, Sigma Lithium has announced that it will start commissioning the Grota do Cirilo project in Minas Gerais state this month and aims to be shipping lithium by the end of April.

After which, by 2024 it plans to almost triple its targeted annual output to approximately 100,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). This will make it a top four global producer.

It’s possible that some investors believe this increase in supply could put downward pressure on lithium prices. However, you could argue that given how strong demand is, this increased supply would likely be gobbled up very quickly by end users.

In light of this, investors may want to stay tuned for the next BMX auction from Pilbara Minerals to see how lithium prices are faring at present. One could be coming very soon based on when previous auctions were held.

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The CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) share price leapt 7% in November, and December looks like it could bring more joy. Experts are generally bullish on the Aussie biotechnology giant.

Particularly on the back of the company’s Hemgenix treatment, which recently received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The gene therapy is designed to treat hemophilia B.

It has also reportedly been crowned the world’s most expensive treatment. A single dose is said to command a US$3.5 million price tag.

Right now, the CSL share price is $299.72.

Let’s take a look at what brokers are saying about the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) healthcare giant.

What might the future hold for the CSL share price?

CSL appears to be a favourite among brokers and experts right now, with some predicting its share price to leap as high as $343.

That’s the prediction put forward by Macquarie, as my Fool colleague James reports. The top broker has a buy rating on the stock and expects Hemgenix’s early 2023 launch to boost the company’s earnings.

Citi is also hopeful for CSL, slapping the share with a buy rating and a $340 price target.

Not all brokers are so enthusiastic, however. Goldman Sachs’ most recent forecast, from early November, tips the CSL share price to fall to $291.

It’s worth noting that experts apparently aren’t tipping the company’s bottom line to be immediately buoyed by Hemgenix’s launch. Indeed, CSL chief commercial officer Bill Campbell recently told investors “it will take a little bit of time for questions to be answered in the commercial space”, the Australian Financial Review reports.

Looking beyond CSL and to the healthcare sector more broadly, Janus Henderson portfolio manager Andy Acker recently wrote, per Livewire:

[E]ven if major economies enter a recession in 2023, we believe the healthcare sector could offer investors some safe harbour. In the past, the sector has outperformed in the months leading up to and during economic downturns; the same could hold true again.

Additionally, Morgans equity analyst Anna Milne is said to like the prospects of the company’s Seqirus vaccine in the upcoming flu season and its recently-acquired Vifor iron deficiency therapy business. Morgans expects the CSL share price to lift to $327, according to Livewire.

All in all, many experts appear to believe December could be a good time to buy CSL stock ahead of an expected share price surge.

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Two ASX lithium shares are having a top run on the market today.

The Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) and Winsome Resources Ltd (ASX: WR1) share prices have both hit their all-time highs to start the trading week.

It comes on a day the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) is also climbing 1.95% at the time of writing.

Let’s take a look at these two ASX lithium shares in more detail.

Winsome Resources

Winsome Resources shares gained 7.6% at their peak today to record an all-time high of $1.345 per share. The company is exploring lithium in the James Bay region of Quebec, Canada. Winsome has not released any news to the market today.

However, on Friday, Winsome advised it has acquired a key stake in a critical minerals project. Winsome has agreed take over Sinomine’s interests in the Case Lake Project in Ontario, Canada. The project is currently owned by Canadian company Power Metals Corp. The site hosts high-grade deposits of lithium, tantalum, and cesium.

In mid-November, Winsome announced a $6.8 million capital raise for its lithium projects. Winsome’s shares soared by 134% in November, the most of any ASX mining share. The company’s shares are currently trading at $1.28 each, a gain of 2.4% on Friday’s closing price.

Mineral Resources

Mineral Resources has hit another all-time high today after also lifting on Friday. The company’s shares peaked at $92.44 each today, a jump of almost 3% on Friday’s closing price.

Mineral Resources is exploring lithium hydroxide. The compound is currently priced at US$85,000 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange. Mineral Resources converted 4,703 tonnes of lithium hydroxide in the first quarter of FY23.

Mineral Resources is also a major iron ore producer. Iron ore prices climbed another 1.5% to US$106.5 a tonne on Friday. It continues climbing today, up another 2.39% on the Singapore Exchange at last look.

The Mineral Resources share price is currently $90.78, still up 1.06% after coming down from its all-time high this morning.

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Given how many shares to choose from on the ASX, it can be hard to decide which ones to buy. The good news is that brokers across the country are doing a lot of the hard work for you.

Three top ASX shares that leading brokers have named as buys this week are listed below. Here’s why they are bullish on them:

Coronado Global Resources Inc (ASX: CRN)

According to a note out of Macquarie, its analysts have retained their outperform rating on this coal miner’s shares with a trimmed price target of $3.10. Although Coronado is unlikely to achieve its guidance in FY 2022 due to poor weather, the broker remains positive thanks to strong metallurgical coal prices. The Coronado share price is trading at $2.00 on Monday afternoon.

Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS)

A note out of Morgan Stanley reveals that its analysts have retained their overweight rating on this telco giant’s shares with an improved price target of $4.75. The broker is feeling positive on Telstra’s outlook thanks to the recent approval of a restructure. It notes that this means the company could unlock value by selling some of its infrastructure assets. Morgan Stanley suspects that a major share buyback could be undertaken if assets are sold off. The Telstra share price is fetching $4.01 on Monday.

Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS)

Analysts at Citi have retained their buy rating but trimmed their price target on this energy producer’s shares to $38.50. Citi was pleased with Woodside’s production growth plans for the coming years. And while it has cut its earnings guidance to reflect aspects of its guidance, it still expects some very big dividends in the near term. As a result, it retains its buy rating. The Woodside share price is trading at $36.49 this afternoon.

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The Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) share price is up 1.8% in early afternoon trade today after falling 2.6% on Friday.

Today’s rebound comes on the back of higher crude oil prices. Brent crude gained 1.9% overnight amid news that China is rolling back its economy, hampering COVID zero policies.

Brent is currently trading for US$87.23 per barrel. That’s a 5.1% increase since last Tuesday.

However, oil and gas prices have remained sharply down over the past month. And the Woodside share price is also down 7% since this time last month.

Which brings us to…

Is the Woodside share price cheap following its recent dip?

Whether the Woodside share price represents good value at current levels depends on who you ask.

A number of analysts were disappointed after the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) oil and gas stock released its FY23 guidance on 29 November.

In its first full year of production since its petroleum transaction with BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), Woodside forecast production of 180 – 190 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe).

That figure came in lower than consensus expectations.

UBS counts amongst those with a bearish near-term outlook for the oil and gas giant, reducing its target for the Woodside share price to $34 from $34.40 That’s some 5% below the current price of $36.23 per share.

According to UBS (courtesy of The Australian Financial Review):

Despite a miss to 2023 production & capex, valuation still appears very full at current prices with WDS implying $78/bbl oil prices vs peers at low $60s/bbl.

Barrenjoey has also downgraded Woodside shares to underweight, dropping its price target from $35.80 per share to $35.20. Barrenjoey’s analysts had forecast FY23 production of 203MMboe.

According to Barrenjoey analyst Dale Koenders (quoted by The Australian):

We think the cracks from execution risks are starting to show for Woodside given the Sangomar start-up has been delayed from 2023 to 2H23 in August and as MODEC is shifting Flotation and Production Storage Offloading Unit construction / commissioning from China to Singapore to mitigate COVID-related labour constraints.

Sounding off for the Woodside bulls

Coming in with a positive view on the Woodside share price after the past month’s dip is Evans & Partners.

Its analysts, Adam Martin and Branko Skocic, kicked off Woodside Energy’s research coverage with a positive rating, valuing the company at $40 per share.

With new energy projects still lacking investment, they said the recent dip in Woodside “could provide an attractive entry point”.

According to the analysts (courtesy of The Australian):

For LNG markets in particular, there appears no easy solution to bring on new global supply, with lead times five years plus. This is coupled with demand growth across Europe – replacing Russian pipeline gas – and further growth out of Asia. We believe LNG will remain critical in the initial stages of the Energy Transition.

The Woodside share price is up 60% in 2022.

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It’s rarely a good look to see an ASX CEO sell shares of their company, let alone $700,000 worth of shares. Yet that is the situation that Brainchip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN) investors appear to find themselves in.

Last week, ASX investors were treated to not one but two ASX notices regarding Brainchip CEO Sean Hehir.

The first, which dropped on 30 November, revealed that Hehir had received 2 million fully paid ordinary shares. Those resulted from the vestiture of 2 million restricted stock units. These are issued to management under Brainchip’s employee share plan trust.

That left Hehir with 2 million ordinary shares and another 5.01 million in restricted stock units. But that wasn’t to last.

On 2 December, another ASX notice revealed that Hehir had gone on to sell 917,025 of those ordinary shares he had just received. This was executed at a share price of between 72.5 cents and 76.5 cents, meaning it would have netted Hehir between $664,843 and $701,524.

So why has the CEO immediately sold out of almost half of his total ordinary shareholding?

Why is the Brainchip CEO selling his shares?

Well, the Brainchip release stated that the on-market sale was “for the purpose of meeting taxation obligation as a result of previous vesting of RSUs [restricted stock units]”.

It leaves Hehir with a total of approximately 1.08 million Brainchip shares. Those would have a value of just over $812,000 today.

Earlier last month, another Brainchip director, Antonio Viana, sold 125,000 ordinary shares for an average price of 63 cents each. That left him with 561,66 shares. The reasons given for the sale were identical to that of Hehir.

Shareholders don’t typically like to see these kinds of trades. Investors feel more confident when the well-payed executives running their company have some skin in the game, that their fortunes ride or die alongside those of ordinary shareholders.

So no doubt the news of these sales has delighted few. But CEOs have bills to pay, just like everyone else. So it’s up to investors to decide whether these sales are justified or if they leave Brainchip’s management conveniently unexposed to the fortunes of the company they are running.

The Brainchip share price is now down 6.3% year to date in 2022.

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