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Ujjwal Maheshwari

Ujjwal Maheshwari is a Sydney-based financial writer at Stocks Down Under, where he has covered ASX and forex markets for over three years. He specialises in breaking down complex market developments into clear, accessible analysis for everyday investors.

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), University of New South Wales (UNSW)

600 articles published

Gold Stocks

Westgold Resources Greenlights A$145m Higginsville Expansion: Is WGX a Buy as Gold Stays Strong?

Westgold Expansion Boosts Growth Case for WGX Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) rose just 3.2% to A$6.45 on Tuesday after its board approved a Final Investment Decision to expand its Higginsville Processing Hub in Western Australia at a cost of A$145 million. For a decision of this scale, the reaction was quiet. With gold prices hovering…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 11, 20260Comments

Market news

ASX Rebounds on Trump’s Iran Comments: Three Reasons Not to Buy This Rally Yet

ASX Bounce Looks Fragile Despite Trump's Iran Remarks The ASX 200 climbed 1.1% to close at 8,692.6 on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump told CBS News he believed the Iran conflict was "very complete, pretty much," sparking a wave of relief buying across the broader market. The big four banks led the charge, each…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 11, 20260Comments

Energy Stocks

Beach Energy Jumps 5% on A$250m Moomba FID: Is BPT a Buy or a Value Trap?

Beach Energy Rises on Moomba Deal- Is It a Buy Now? Beach Energy (ASX: BPT) spiked as much as 5% at Tuesday's open before pulling back to close up 1.3% at A$1.16, after the company announced a final investment decision on the A$250 million Moomba Central Optimisation project alongside joint venture partner Santos. The upgrade…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 10, 20260Comments

Mining Stocks

Dyno Nobel (ASX: DNL) Falls Nearly 10% After Selling Phosphate Hill for $1 – Is the Selloff a Buying Opportunity?

Dyno Nobel Sinks After Phosphate Hill Sale Dyno Nobel (ASX: DNL) fell 9.73% on Monday after confirming the sale of its Phosphate Hill fertiliser operation to Mayfair Australia Corporation for just A$1, alongside a A$125.9 million rehabilitation contribution. On the surface, that sounds like a terrible deal. In practice, it is the final step in…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 10, 20260Comments

Healthcare Stocks

Pro Medicus (ASX: PME) Falls Despite A$40m in US Renewals: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

Pro Medicus Dips Despite Strong Renewals Pro Medicus (ASX: PME) slipped around 1% on Monday despite announcing approximately A$40m in US contract renewals, including an expanded deal with MedStar Health and a third renewal from imaging group Zwanger-Pesiri at higher per-transaction fees. The pullback has nothing to do with the business itself. It is a…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 10, 20260Comments

Market news Oil and Gas Stocks

ASX Plunges A$95 Billion on Oil Shock: 5 Stocks to Buy Right Now

ASX Stocks to Buy After the Oil Shock The ASX 200 fell as much as 4.4% intraday before closing 2.85% lower at 8,599, its worst session in nearly a year, with A$95 billion erased in one day. The trigger was an oil price surge of 35% in a week, driven by fears that escalating Middle…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 10, 20260Comments

Mining Stocks

Pentagon Sets March 20 Critical Minerals Deadline: 4 ASX Stocks in Line for US$500m+ Funding

ASX stocks are in focus ahead of the Pentagon’s March 20 deadline The US Department of Defence has set a March 20 submission deadline for critical minerals supply proposals, seeking secure sources for 13 strategic materials, including arsenic, bismuth, graphite, tungsten, germanium, nickel, vanadium, and zirconium. For ASX investors, this is not background noise. Australia…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 9, 20260Comments

Energy Stocks

Santos (ASX: STO) CEO Sells A$5.6m in Stock While Oil Prices Surge – Is It a Buy or a Trap?

Santos is rising on oil prices, but the CEO's sale adds caution Santos (ASX: STO) has been one of the standout performers on the ASX in 2026, with shares up more than 20% year to date. Then on 2 March, the stock surged another 7.8% in a single session after US and Israeli strikes on…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 9, 20260Comments

Market news

ASX Index Rebalance March 23: 8 Stocks to Buy Before Forced Institutional Buying Kicks In

ASX index changes could lift selected stocks before March 23 S&P Dow Jones Indices announced its quarterly ASX Index rebalance on Friday, with changes taking effect before the March 23 open. In practice, that means the peak of ETF and passive fund buying will concentrate in the closing auction on Friday, March 20. The reshuffle…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 9, 20260Comments

Bank Stocks

RBA March 17 Decision: Which ASX Bank Stocks to Buy, Hold and Sell

ASX bank stocks are in focus ahead of the RBA’s March 17 decision The RBA surprised nobody when it hiked rates to 3.85% in February, the first increase since 2023. Most investors assumed the next move would not come until May. Then Governor Michele Bullock took the stage at the AFR Business Summit on March…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariMarch 9, 20260Comments

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Westgold Resources Greenlights A$145m Higginsville Expansion: Is WGX a Buy as Gold Stays Strong?

ASX Rebounds on Trump’s Iran Comments: Three Reasons Not to Buy This Rally Yet

Beach Energy Jumps 5% on A$250m Moomba FID: Is BPT a Buy or a Value Trap?

Dyno Nobel (ASX: DNL) Falls Nearly 10% After Selling Phosphate Hill for $1 – Is the Selloff a Buying Opportunity?

Pro Medicus (ASX: PME) Falls Despite A$40m in US Renewals: Is This a Buying Opportunity?

ASX Plunges A$95 Billion on Oil Shock: 5 Stocks to Buy Right Now

Pentagon Sets March 20 Critical Minerals Deadline: 4 ASX Stocks in Line for US$500m+ Funding

Santos (ASX: STO) CEO Sells A$5.6m in Stock While Oil Prices Surge – Is It a Buy or a Trap?

ASX Index Rebalance March 23: 8 Stocks to Buy Before Forced Institutional Buying Kicks In

RBA March 17 Decision: Which ASX Bank Stocks to Buy, Hold and Sell

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