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Almost every S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) sector opened in red on Monday.

Commodities are logging the heaviest losses, with the S&P/ASX Energy (INDEXASX: XEJ) and S&P/ASX Materials (INDEXASX: XMJ) down 2.12% and 2.36% respectively.

But amidst the sea of red, the S&P/ASX Health Care (INDEXASX: XHJ) is standing tall, up 2.06%.

Encouragingly, the resilient healthcare index is experiencing broad buying across the board, from heavyweight CSL Ltd (ASX: CSL) to Ansell Ltd (ASX: ANN).

Top performing ASX 200 healthcare shares today

CSL

The CSL share price has emerged as one of the best performing ASX 200 healthcare shares on Monday, lifting 2.49% to $284.63.

Unfortunately, CSL shares have struggled in the past month, losing 9% before today’s rally.

Adding further insult to injury could be this broker downgrade, with Credit Suisse flagging potential margin weakness due to challenging plasma collection conditions.

Sonic Healthcare Ltd (ASX: SHL)

The Sonic Healthcare share price is another ASX 200 healthcare winner on Monday.

Shares in the medical diagnostic services company are rallying towards record territory, currently 1.37% higher to $39.62.

Sonic Healthcare has played an active role in the nation’s COVID-19 testing, performing more than 18 million tests across 60 Sonic laboratories globally, according to its half-year results.

Resmed CDI (ASX: RMD)

The Resmed share price has gone from strength to strength after a stellar performance in June.

Resmed surged in mid-June following news that a competitor had to issue a major product recall for a number of its ventilator devices.

Resmed shares have added another 2.36% on Monday to $34.49, possibly looking at another record close.

The company announced the release of its fourth quarter results will be on Thursday, 5 August.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd (ASX: FPH)

Fisher & Paykel is another player in the respiratory device space that’s pushing higher today.

At the time of writing, Fisher & Paykel shares are up 1.57% to $29.17.

Despite a small win today, Fisher & Paykel shares have struggled to find headway in 2021, down 5.53% year-to-date.

Alongside its underperformance, a broker note out of UBS flagged the company’s earnings could be under pressure as a result of reduced COVID-19 hospitalisation rates.

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Motley Fool contributor Kerry Sun has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of and has recommended CSL Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has recommended ResMed. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended ResMed Inc. and Sonic Healthcare Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Bruce Jackson.

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The Douugh Ltd (ASX: DOU) share price is on fire today. At the time of writing, Douugh shares are up a very healthy 5.26% to 10 cents a share. That comes as the broader ASX share market is experiencing a pretty nasty sell off, with the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) currently down 0.85% to 7,286 points.

So why are Douugh shares bucking this trend? Well, it might have something to do with the ASX announcement the company made to the markets this morning.

Douugh rising

This announcement revealed that Douugh is launching its finance app for US residents who use the Android platform. The company tells us that this move will expand its market footprint to “an additional 46% of mobile users”. That’s based on research Douugh included that found Android now accounts for 45.99% of all mobile operating systems in the USA.

It has also been revealed that Douugh’s app has undergone “an extensive refresh and simplification of the architecture and user interface to improve overall usability and increase customer engagement”.

Further, Douugh also tells us that it “is now weeks away” from the launch of its robo-advisor wealth management product. This will reportedly be launched alongside the recently-announced MoneyPass ATM network. This will be “monetised” through a monthly “financial fitness membership fee”. Douugh tells us that “this will be the point in which [Douugh]  accelerates its customer acquisition run rate”.

Here’s some of what Douugh founder and CEO Andy Taylor had to say on all of these developments:

Following extensive market testing with our foundational user base, we are delighted to announce the launch of our Android app. We are now in a position to retarget the mass market and optimise our media channels to increase acquisition, and further reduce our CAC [Customer Acquisition Cost]…

We remain on track to aggressively turn up customer acquisition once this occurs… This has meant we have been able to significantly reduce the cash burn rate in the short term.

The Douugh Wealth offering will allow us to fully to deliver on our brand promise… and validate the revenue opportunity with the introduction of a monthly financial fitness membership fee which will underpin our international expansion.

About the Douugh share price

The Douugh share price has been an interesting one to watch since its IPO last year.

The company has had a shaky 2021 so far, and remains down more than 41% year to date, even after today’s move. It’s also down around 80% from its 52-week high of 49 cents a share. However, it is also still up almost 43% since its ASX debut back in October 2020.

On the current share price, Douugh has a market capitalisation of $34.87 million.

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On Monday the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is showing some weakness. The question is, will it be red or green for these five US shares as they release their earnings to the market this week?

Will these US-listed shares be able to deliver the goods? Here’s a quick look.

US shares reporting earnings this week

International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM)

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) is set to report its second quarter earnings after market close on Monday (American time).

The company is a global technology company that provides hardware, software, cloud-based services, and quantum computing. IBM has been on an acquisition spree, buying companies like BoxBoat Technologies and Red Hat Inc to expand its business.

Analysts are forecasting the company to report revenue of $18.3 billion. This would represent an increase of 3% on the prior corresponding period. Shares in the US company have gained 12.1% year-to-date (YTD) – currently at US$138.90.

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX)

Video streaming giant Netflix will report its earnings after the US share market closes on Tuesday.

Investors are especially interested to see if Netflix can continue to grow as it faces competition from streaming services like Disney Plus, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Now, and others. With so many options for entertainment at our fingertips these days, investors want to know if Netflix has what it takes to remain a leader in the industry.

Last quarter, the company remained adamant that weakness in user growth was the fault of temporary challenges and not competition. Shares in this US stock are trading 1.4% higher YTD.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)

Next on the list is American health care and pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. The 135-year-old company is slated to report its quarterly results before the US share market opens on Wednesday.

Analysts at Wells Fargo are forecasting $22.7 billion in total sales for the quarter. On the other hand, the consensus estimate is at $22.5 billion. It will be interesting to see if the company’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has had any impact – with Johnson & Johnson intending to sell its vaccines at cost.

At the time of writing, shares in the US multinational giant are 7.4% higher YTD – fetching US$168.1.

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP)

The parent company of social media app Snapchat is set to release earnings after market close on Thursday. Shareholders will be waiting with bated breath for the company’s performance.

The messenger app has continued to enjoy a rise in popularity over the past year. Furthermore, the last quarter saw daily active users increase 22% from the prior year to 280 million. According to Yahoo Finance, the average estimate for revenue for this quarter is US$845 million. This would represent an increase of 92.5% on the prior corresponding period.

Shares in the US messenger company have surged 19.6% YTD. As a result, Snap has outperformed the S&P 500 index by ~2.7%.

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)

Finally, Twitter is expected to release its quarterly earnings after the US share market close on Thursday. Shareholders will be looking to see how engagement has tracked on the social platform as the world adapts to the ‘new normal’.

After revealing plans to nearly double revenue to US$7.5 billion by 2023, this quarter’s result could make or break investors’ belief in such a target. Additionally, the company has been struggling to effectively monetise its platform, resulting in substantial losses on the bottom line over the last 2 years.

Despite the uncertainty, shares in this US social networking company are up 21.8% YTD. At the time of writing, Twitter shares are going for US$66.41 apiece.

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The Oil Search Ltd (ASX: OSH) share price is heading south today following the immediate departure of the company’s managing director.

At the time of writing, the energy producer’s shares are down 4.39% to $3.70.

What happened?

Investors are heading for the hills, selling Oil Search shares after the company released its latest statement to the ASX.

According to the announcement, Oil Search advised that its managing director, Dr Keiran Wulff has resigned with immediate effect. The sudden departure comes as Dr Wulff has reportedly been suffering from a long-term health condition, which has recently deteriorated.

However, the most concerning aspect of the release appeared to be that there were concerns about Dr Wulff’s behaviour. Apparently, the company’s managing director behaved in a manner that was not consistent with the standards expected by the board. In particular, this is in relation to Dr Wulff’s management style as reported by management.

Having served as managing director since February 2020, Dr Wulff will be replaced by chief financial officer Peter Fredricson. A veteran energy sector resource executive, Mr Fredricson will assume the acting CEO role effective immediately.

The company will begin a search for a permanent managing director/CEO in the near future, considering both internal and external candidates.

Oil Search chair, Rick Lee said that he “looked forward to working with Mr Fredricson to ensure that production projects in Papua New Guinea and development initiatives in both PNG and Alaska remained on track and on budget.”

The company is currently planning to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations in Papua New Guinea. In addition, Oil Search is hoping to sell a slice of its US$3 billion oil project in Alaska.

Mr Lee also commented on the company’s headwinds, and recovery efforts, adding:

This period has been marked by extreme challenges including global lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, a plunge in oil prices, crisis measures to protect the Company’s financial position and developing a clear strategy to steer a path to a sustainable future through the energy transition.

It is a tribute to all staff that Oil Search is now in a solid position with record levels of production in PNG, a strengthened balance sheet and our Alaskan development plans meeting milestone targets.

About the Oil Search share price

Over the past year, Oil Search shares have gained more than 20%, reflecting overall positive investor sentiment within the industry. The energy sector is up around 8% since this time last year.

Oil Search shares command a market capitalisation of roughly $7.7 billion, with approximately 2 billion shares on its books.

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With so 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 leading brokers have named as buys this week are listed below. Here’s why they are bullish on them:

BlueBet Holdings Ltd (ASX: BBT)

According to a note out of Ord Minnett, its analysts have initiated coverage on this sports betting company’s shares with a buy rating and $2.08 price target. The broker believes that BlueBet is well-positioned for growth thanks to the shift online for sports betting and its expansion into the massive United States market. The BlueBet share price is trading at $1.90 on Monday afternoon.

Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK)

A note out of Morgans reveals that its analysts have upgraded this administration services company’s shares to an add rating with a $5.53 price target. This follows a review of its ratings in the financials sector. The broker upgraded Link’s shares on the belief that it is well-placed for earnings growth thanks to the global economic recovery. So much so, it believes FY 2021 is the bottom of the cycle for its earnings. In addition to this, it notes that its balance sheet is stronger following the PEXA IPO. The Link share price is fetching $4.79 today.

National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB)

Analysts at Credit Suisse have retained their outperform rating and $27.50 price target on this banking giant’s shares. According to the note, the broker suspects that recent lockdowns may mean the big four banks postpone capital management plans. Nevertheless, the broker believes NAB and its peers are well-placed to accommodate a deterioration in asset quality. In light of this, it is sticking with its outperform rating. It is also forecasting dividends per share of $1.26 in FY 2021 and then $1.33 in FY 2022. The NAB share price is trading at $25.63 on Monday.

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Shares in Chalice Mining Ltd (ASX: CHN) are falling today, despite the company releasing no news. The Chalice Mining share price is currently 8.18% lower than its previous close. Shares in the company are swapping hands for $6.85.

Today’s fall comes one week after the former gold miner turned nickel, copper, and platinum group minerals producer announced it was demerging its gold assets.

Let’s take a look at Chalice Mining’s most recent announcement.

The latest from Chalice Mining

Last Monday, Chalice Mining announced it will be demerging its gold assets into a new ASX-listed company.

The soon-to-be company will own Chalice Mining’s Pyramid Hill Gold Project and its 70% interest in the Viking Project.

Chalice Mining also announced assay results from Pyramid Hill, potentially exciting market watchers who were already planning to get in on Chalice’s spin off’s Initial Public Offering (IPO).

While the Chalice Mining share price flopped during intraday trade last Monday, it recovered to end the session 1.09% higher than the previous session.

However, for no obvious reason, it fell 2.49% on Friday and has plummeted again today.

The demerger is conditional upon shareholder and regulatory approval.

Chalice Mining share price snapshot

Despite slipping the last few days, the Chalice Mining share price is well and truly in the green.

Right now, it has gained 75% since the start of 2021. It has also gained a mammoth 549% since this time last year.

The company has a market capitalisation of around $2.3 billion, with approximately 346 million shares outstanding.

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The Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) share price has certainly had an eventful day on Monday.

After being down as much as 14% to $31.47 at one stage this morning, the electronic design software provider’s shares have recovered almost completely.

In afternoon trade, the Altium share price is down just 1.5% to $35.96.

Why is the Altium share price so volatile today?

Investors were selling down the Altium share price this morning amid media reports claiming that the company had rejected a second takeover approach from Autodesk.

The reports claimed that the US software giant returned with an improved offer of $40.00 per share, which was promptly rejected. This compares to Autodesk’s June offer of $38.50 per share, which was rejected by the Altium board on the belief that it significantly undervalued the company’s prospects.

One of the reports suggested that the second rejection could be the final straw for the US based software and that it would be withdrawing its interest. This is what sparked the sizeable decline in the Altium share price this morning.

The rebound

However, these reports turned out to be incorrect, leading to a sharp rebound in the Altium share price after it returned from a paused in trading late this morning.

Altium responded to the speculation, stating that Autodesk had not returned with a better offer.

The company released a statement saying: “In response to media speculation today, Altium Limited advises that it has not received any further offer from Autodesk. All details relating to the Autodesk offer have been disclosed by the Company in its ASX announcement released to the market on 7 June 2021.”

Judging by the rebound in Altium’s shares, some investors appear to believe this means there is still a chance that Autodesk could return with a greater offer in the future.

Though, given that the Altium board previously said that Autodesk’s $38.50 per share offer “significantly” undervalued its prospects, it may need to be higher than the one speculated today.

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The Valmec Ltd (ASX: VMX) share price is soaring today after the company received an acquisition offer valuing it 29% higher than its market capitalisation at previous close.

Right now, shares in Valmec are swapping hands for 40 cents apiece – 25% higher than its previous closing price.

The energy service group has recommended its shareholders vote in favour of the offer, which would see Valmec acquired by Altrad Australia Pty Ltd.

Let’s take a closer look at the news driving the Valmec share price higher this morning.

Valmec’s acquisition offer

Valmec has entered into a scheme of implementation for Altrad Australia to buy around 98% of all outstanding Valmec shares for 41.3 cents apiece in cash.

That represents a 29.1% premium on the Valmec share price’s previous close and a 29.4% premium on its 1-month volume-weighted average price.

The offer values Valmec at around $52 million.

Altrad is an industrial services provider with operations in more than 50 countries. Valmec specialises in providing equipment, construction, and maintenance services to the oil, gas, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

According to Valmec, 2 Valmec shareholders who together hold 18.8% of Valmec’s shares intend to vote in favour of the scheme.

Additionally, all Valmec’s board members who have holdings in the company also intend to vote in favour.

As part of the scheme, Valmec’s managing director Steve Dropulich will retain around 2% of Valmec’s shares. He will also continue in his role after the acquisition.

The scheme of implementation is dependent on: an independent expert’s declaration the acquisition is in Valmec shareholders’ best interests, the absence of a superior offer, and shareholder and court approval.

The company expects its shareholders will be given a chance to vote on the acquisition in mid-October.

Commentary from management

Dropulich commented on the news, saying:

To be recognised and attract the interest of a global leader such as Altrad is a clear recognition of the hard work, dedication and professionalism of our staff and the strong support we have received from our shareholders throughout our journey.

Altrad’s CEO Ran Oren also commented:

Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region are a key pillar in Altrad’s global growth strategy, which is why I am delighted we have been able to agree terms with the Board of Valmec to merge this strong business into our existing operations. Our committed investment reflects Altrad’s confidence in our Australian team and the growth prospects for our business here.

Valmec share price snapshot

Today’s gains have added to a good year on the ASX for Valmec.

Right now, the Valmec share price has gained 67.5% since the beginning of 2021. It has also gained 168% since this time last year.

The company has a market capitalisation of around $50 million, with approximately 125 million shares outstanding.

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The Dreadnought Resources Ltd (ASX: DRE) share price is charging higher, up 8% in early afternoon trade.

Below, we take a look at the ASX resources explorer’s latest results.

What did Dreadnought report?

The Dreadnought Resources share price is surging after the company reported it had uncovered high grade rare earth elements (REE) ironstones at its 100% owned Yin Prospect in Western Australia over a roughly 2.5-kilometre strike.

The Yin Prospect is located 15 kilometres from the Hastings Technology Metals Ltd‘s (ASX: HAS) Yangibana REE Project, which is currently under construction.

For readers with some geological acumen, according to the release, significant rock chips results include:

• 50% total rare earth oxides (TREO), including 2.73% Nd2O3+Pr6O11
• 77% TREO, including 1.84% Nd2O3+Pr6O11
• 76% TREO, including 1.73% Nd2O3+Pr6O11

These results are reported to be similar to those seen in the ironstones at Yangibana.

Dreadnought has identified a total of 12 REE prospects based on “wide spaced radiometric anomalies coincident with apparent ironstone outcrops”. 11 of those 12 prospects have yet to be inspected.

Commenting on the results, Dreadnought’s managing director, Dean Tuck said:

It is encouraging to confirm high-grade REE mineralisation over 2.5 kilometres at the first of twelve prospects. Having confirmed similar mineralogical characteristics to Yangibana, we are now in the process of confirming another key economic driver being similar metallurgical characteristics.

Tuck said the company will conduct a detailed airborne magnetic-radiometric survey before the drill program commences. “The metallurgical assessment will focus on the potential for the TREO to be upgraded into a saleable intermediate product in the form of a concentrate,” he added.

Dreadnought Resources share price snapshot

Longer-term shareholders will have little to complain about these past 12 months as the Dreadnought Resources share price gained 320%. By comparison the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) is up 24% in that same time.

Year-to-date the Dreadnought Resources share price is up 110%.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having a very depressing start to the week today. The ASX 200 is currently down 0.84% to 7,287 points. One ASX share that isn’t joining the pity party today is Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX: TPW). The Temple & Webster share price is currently up a very healthy 3.13% to $10.89 at the time of writing.

That’s an outperformance of the broader market by around 4% – not an insignificant number. So why are Temple & Webster shares performing so well today?

Well, unfortunately, there are no easy answers to this one. Temple & Webster has not released any official news announcements today, so we can rule that out.

However, we can speculate on another possible reason why Temple & Webster shares are having time in the sun today.

Look at the ASX 200 today and you will see a bevvy of winners and losers. Shares that seem to be correlated to economic growth, such as the ASX banks, are getting hammered today. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), for example, is currently down 1% to $97.17 a share.

But other ASX shares are doing far better. Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) is currently up almost 1.8%. Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P ) is also in the green. As is the Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) share price. Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) shares are also in the green today, and CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) isn’t too far behind.

Are Temple & Webster shares benefitting from lockdowns?

All of these shares have something in common. They have all been classed (to varying degrees) as ‘pandemic winners’. Last year these companies proved (once again, to varying degrees) that they could not only survive, but thrive, in a COVID world.

The Temple & Webster share price fell more than 30% in the initial market crash last year that was sparked by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. But this drop did not last long, as the online furniture and homewares retailer started proving that its business was holding up, and even growing, during the worst of the lockdowns last year.

You only have to look at the company’s FY2021 half-year earnings to see this in action. Back in February, Temple & Webster reported revenue growth of 118% to $161.6 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) growth of an astonishing 556% to $14.8 million. Active customers were also up a pleasing 102% to 678,000.

Why is this relevant? Well, New South Wales and now Victoria are back in lockdown as we speak. This is obviously very bad news for the national economy, which might explain why the ASX banks and the broader market are having a rough start to the week. But investors seem to be remembering last year’s lockdown winners today. And Temple & Webster is evidently one of them.

This may be why we are seeing a healthy bump in the Temple & Webster share price today. At the current pricing, Temple & Webster has a market capitalisation of $1.31 billion.

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