Daily FNArena News

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills argues why lithium miners should be on every investor’s radar screen.

Nufarm has progressed with its transformation and there is scope for continued earnings growth, although Morgan Stanley believes this is yet to be factored into the market’s outlook.

Perseus Mining’s Edikan mine is now a reliable producer, after difficult early years, and brokers suggest positive momentum for a re-rating is now building.

ANZ Bank will sell part of its wealth management business to IOOF for $975m. Brokers suggest the deal is not optimal for ANZ but should provide further scale for IOOF.

Peter Switzer of the Switzer Super Report argues against the recent mantra of “home for income, offshore for growth” with regard stock selection.

The Chartist believes the trend is for further gains for copper but is cautious at present given bearish divergence.

Having sold Edna May, Evolution Mining has improved its debt position and portfolio quality, narrowing its focus to strong producing mines.

OZ Minerals offers leverage to copper prices with substantial reserves at Prominent Hill and Carrapateena. The main issue for brokers is the uncertainty of the power supply to Prominent Hill.

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities suggests a breakout for G8 Education could take the stock back above $5.

The Australian government’s changes to health insurance centre on prostheses and addressing the decline in the insured 20-30-year olds. Overall, brokers are sceptical the reforms will be enough to make a dent in the trend.