EML Payments and Perseus Mining were the only stocks in the top 200 to better Afterpay's five-day return of more than 12 per cent, in a week that concluded on a low note as Sydney’s northern beaches outbreak threw Christmas travel plans in doubt.
Gold miner Perseus advanced 12.5 per cent to $1.30 as revived talks of US fiscal stimulus supported gold reaching a one-month high in the spot market of $US1896.2 an ounce. Resolute Mining also put on 12 per cent, to 82¢, and EML rose 14 per cent to $4.45.
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Vesna Poljak is the Companies editor. She was previously the Markets editor with a special interest in the investment industry, hedge funds and accounting. She is based in the Sydney newsroom. Connect with Vesna on Twitter. Email Vesna at vpoljak@afr.com
