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29M.AX

1.2%

4DX.AX

6.72%

ABG.AX

ASK.AX

AX1.AX

-1.72%

AIS.AX

-2.36%

A1G.AX

0.51%

AGL.AX

0.1%

A1M.AX

AIZ.AX

-1.05%

AAI.AX

-1.42%

ALK.AX

2.03%

A4N.AX

ALQ.AX

0.47%

AMC.AX

-0.64%

AOV.AX

0.06%

AMP.AX

-1.33%

AEL.AX

0.39%

ALD.AX

1.86%

ASL.AX

4.74%

ANN.AX

0.05%

ANZ.AX

-0.05%

APA.AX

0.55%

ARU.AX

6.25%

ARB.AX

1.93%

ARF.AX

-0.29%

ARG.AX

-0.11%

ALL.AX

2.23%

AYA.AX

3.73%

APZ.AX

1.33%

AAR.AX

9.62%

ASX.AX

0.59%

ALX.AX

-1.42%

AUB.AX

-0.08%

AIA.AX

0.85%

AMI.AX

-0.79%

AZJ.AX

0.24%

AUC.AX

2.25%

ABB.AX

-1.37%

ASB.AX

1.56%

AAC.AX

AEF.AX

-0.19%

AFI.AX

-0.14%

AUI.AX

-1.84%

ASG.AX

-2.74%

BOQ.AX

-0.85%

BMN.AX

-1.21%

BCI.AX

0.63%

BPT.AX

1.39%

BLX.AX

5.19%

BGA.AX

BGL.AX

3.9%

BEN.AX

-2.47%

BNZ.AX

-1.77%

BHP.AX

-0.43%

BKI.AX

-0.57%

BC8.AX

4.71%

XYZ.AX

26.57%

BSL.AX

1.57%

BOE.AX

-2.94%

BXB.AX

0.12%

BVS.AX

1.49%

BRE.AX

10.68%

BRG.AX

1.58%

BGP.AX

BFL.AX

-2.46%

BWP.AX

0.78%

CMM.AX

7.71%

CSC.AX

-1.68%

CAR.AX

4.52%

CIN.AX

0.56%

CYL.AX

4.6%

CAT.AX

-1.96%

CWP.AX

1.83%

CNI.AX

-0.26%

CIP.AX

0.31%

COF.AX

-0.74%

CHN.AX

-0.26%

CGF.AX

-0.73%

CIA.AX

0.37%

CHI.AX

CHC.AX

-0.14%

CLW.AX

-0.13%

CQR.AX

CQE.AX

0.35%

CNU.AX

0.75%

C79.AX

3.31%

CVL.AX

CU6.AX

2.78%

CWY.AX

-1.94%

CUV.AX

-4.62%

CBO.AX

-0.31%

COH.AX

1.31%

CDA.AX

-2.62%

COL.AX

-9.1%

CKF.AX

1.53%

CBA.AX

-1.99%

CPU.AX

1.95%

CEN.AX

-2.27%

CXO.AX

0.94%

CRN.AX

-3.08%

CCP.AX

0.74%

CMW.AX

-0.56%

CSL.AX

0.44%

CCL.AX

2.16%

DBI.AX

-1.25%

DTL.AX

-2.17%

DTR.AX

15%

DYL.AX

-0.57%

DRR.AX

-1.03%

DVP.AX

1.41%

DXS.AX

0.07%

DXI.AX

0.39%

DDR.AX

-3.75%

DGT.AX

-0.95%

DUI.AX

-0.95%

DJW.AX

-1.01%

DMP.AX

-4.03%

DOW.AX

0.47%

DPM.AX

3.04%

DRO.AX

-1.08%

DUR.AX

-1.43%

DNL.AX

-0.15%

APE.AX

-2.02%

EBO.AX

0.5%

ELD.AX

-2.03%

EOS.AX

3.63%

ELV.AX

0.12%

ELS.AX

3.33%

EHL.AX

2.29%

EMR.AX

3.31%

EDV.AX

-0.77%

ERA.AX

EQR.AX

12.5%

EQT.AX

EVN.AX

2.99%

EVT.AX

-2.2%

FCL.AX

0.38%

FFM.AX

3.01%

FPH.AX

-0.17%

FPR.AX

-0.56%

FBU.AX

-0.34%

FLT.AX

0.63%

FML.AX

4.76%

FRS.AX

7.81%

FMG.AX

1.34%

FRW.AX

FGX.AX

-0.7%

FGG.AX

-1.2%

GLN.AX

GLF.AX

0.38%

GDG.AX

-0.43%

GNE.AX

-1.4%

GMD.AX

4.16%

GTK.AX

0.29%

GNP.AX

0.26%

GMG.AX

0.38%

GPT.AX

0.1%

GQG.AX

2.8%

GNG.AX

GNC.AX

1.07%

GGP.AX

2.89%

GOZ.AX

-0.67%

GCI.AX

-0.97%

GYG.AX

-0.52%

GWA.AX

0.85%

HSN.AX

0.38%

HVN.AX

-7.9%

HGH.AX

0.47%

HM1.AX

-1.53%

HLI.AX

0.66%

HMC.AX

-2.93%

HDN.AX

HUB.AX

0.89%

IEL.AX

-3.44%

IGO.AX

-5.15%

ILU.AX

8.24%

IMD.AX

0.24%

IMM.AX

-2.53%

IMR.AX

2.18%

IFT.AX

1.19%

INA.AX

ING.AX

-0.24%

IFL.AX

0.32%

IAG.AX

-0.15%

IDX.AX

-1.22%

IPG.AX

1.72%

IPX.AX

0.89%

IPH.AX

IRE.AX

-0.66%

JHX.AX

0.14%

JBH.AX

-0.02%

JDO.AX

0.59%

JIN.AX

1.44%

JMS.AX

KAR.AX

-2.05%

KLS.AX

-0.77%

KCN.AX

2.64%

KKC.AX

-1.15%

GLS.AX

1.97%

L1G.AX

-2.86%

LSF.AX

1.62%

LRV.AX

6.37%

LFS.AX

-0.53%

LLC.AX

0.49%

LFG.AX

360.AX

3.71%

LIC.AX

-1.2%

LNW.AX

0.31%

LIN.AX

LTR.AX

-6.61%

LOT.AX

-1.15%

LOV.AX

-2.27%

LYL.AX

-0.45%

LYC.AX

8.18%

MA1.AX

-0.5%

MAF.AX

0.11%

MGH.AX

3.94%

MAH.AX

-0.33%

MQG.AX

1.31%

MAQ.AX

-0.54%

MAD.AX

-1.19%

MFG.AX

-0.29%

MAU.AX

1.5%

MMS.AX

-0.5%

MPL.AX

MEK.AX

2.17%

MP1.AX

-4.61%

MCY.AX

MEZ.AX

-0.85%

MSB.AX

-6.82%

MTM.AX

MLX.AX

-1.39%

MTS.AX

-2.09%

MEI.AX

12.5%

MOT.AX

-1.07%

MXT.AX

-0.88%

MFF.AX

-0.81%

MGX.AX

1.63%

MIN.AX

0.6%

MI6.AX

3.01%

MIR.AX

MGR.AX

0.49%

MND.AX

-0.71%

MYR.AX

-0.66%

MYS.AX

0.22%

NAN.AX

4.62%

NAB.AX

-0.02%

NSR.AX

-0.18%

NGI.AX

0.79%

NWL.AX

-1.16%

NEU.AX

-0.56%

NHC.AX

-0.21%

NMG.AX

3.08%

NEM.AX

1.58%

NWS.AX

2.99%

NXG.AX

1.36%

NXT.AX

-3.84%

NHF.AX

-0.16%

NCK.AX

0.05%

NIC.AX

0.49%

NEC.AX

NST.AX

1.86%

NWH.AX

0.61%

NUF.AX

-0.73%

NXL.AX

-7.14%

OCL.AX

5.49%

OCA.AX

OML.AX

2.25%

OPH.AX

0.72%

OBM.AX

2.63%

ORI.AX

0.95%

ORG.AX

1.25%

ORA.AX

-1.6%

PDN.AX

0.04%

PNR.AX

1.04%

PPC.AX

0.23%

PPM.AX

1.27%

PRN.AX

-3.69%

PPT.AX

-0.32%

PCI.AX

-0.45%

PRU.AX

4.91%

PXA.AX

6.88%

PNI.AX

-1.82%

PL8.AX

1.72%

PLS.AX

-1.9%

PGF.AX

-0.63%

PNV.AX

-0.77%

PDI.AX

5.26%

PMV.AX

-0.3%

PME.AX

1.7%

PFP.AX

-0.23%

PWH.AX

-0.1%

PYC.AX

0.67%

QAN.AX

1.86%

QBE.AX

0.23%

QAL.AX

0.96%

QRI.AX

0.16%

QUB.AX

0.2%

RMS.AX

1.52%

RHC.AX

3.02%

REA.AX

4.41%

RDX.AX

-0.32%

REH.AX

-1.59%

RF1.AX

0.29%

RPL.AX

3.66%

RG1.AX

1.3%

RGN.AX

-0.44%

REG.AX

0.29%

RRL.AX

4.48%

RWC.AX

RMD.AX

2.18%

RSG.AX

1.51%

SGLLV.AX

-1.72%

RIC.AX

3.16%

RIO.AX

-0.37%

RXR.AX

4.53%

RXL.AX

4.59%

RFF.AX

RYM.AX

SFR.AX

-0.93%

SMI.AX

1.71%

STO.AX

-0.37%

SCG.AX

0.13%

SEK.AX

-2.04%

SHV.AX

0.63%

SRV.AX

1.29%

SSM.AX

3.94%

SGH.AX

-0.02%

SHA.AX

-0.46%

SIG.AX

-3.06%

SLX.AX

-0.14%

SVL.AX

4.35%

SGM.AX

-1.78%

SDR.AX

1.43%

SKS.AX

-3.72%

SKC.AX

-3.52%

SPZ.AX

0.38%

SIQ.AX

-2.05%

SHL.AX

0.27%

S32.AX

0.11%

SX2.AX

3.39%

SXE.AX

-3.22%

SVM.AX

-5.32%

SPK.AX

-0.13%

SRG.AX

0.17%

SBM.AX

0.9%

SGQ.AX

SMR.AX

2.53%

SDF.AX

-1.57%

SGP.AX

STK.AX

SNZ.AX

1.36%

SUN.AX

-0.92%

SUL.AX

1.97%

SLC.AX

1.72%

SNL.AX

-0.31%

SYL.AX

-4.11%

TAH.AX

2.93%

TEA.AX

-2.24%

TNE.AX

3.21%

TLX.AX

-2.45%

TLS.AX

0.1%

TPW.AX

1.06%

A2M.AX

0.1%

TLC.AX

1.47%

SGR.AX

TVN.AX

1.69%

THL.AX

0.88%

TWR.AX

0.64%

TPG.AX

-4.07%

TCL.AX

0.85%

TWE.AX

-0.98%

TUA.AX

0.86%

TCG.AX

3.67%

USL.AX

5.62%

UNI.AX

3.05%

VAU.AX

4.57%

VNT.AX

-0.26%

VCX.AX

-0.61%

VGN.AX

-0.16%

VEA.AX

0.72%

VUL.AX

-6.89%

VSL.AX

0.15%

WA1.AX

1.39%

WGN.AX

2.05%

WAM.AX

-1.39%

WGB.AX

-1.27%

WLE.AX

0.7%

SOL.AX

1.83%

WPR.AX

-0.59%

WEB.AX

-0.15%

WBT.AX

4.33%

WES.AX

-1.09%

WAF.AX

1.84%

WGX.AX

3.15%

WBC.AX

-0.41%

WHF.AX

WHC.AX

0.19%

WIA.AX

1.89%

WC8.AX

-2.08%

WTC.AX

-1.14%

WDS.AX

0.84%

WOW.AX

-0.94%

WOR.AX

-6.62%

XRO.AX

1.17%

YAL.AX

2.13%

ZIM.AX

5.14%

ZIP.AX

4.88%

POPULAR ETFs	Close($)	+/-	%
A200 ASX 200	153.43	-0.01	-0.01
SSO ASX Small Caps	17.13	0.1	0.59
IVV S&P 500	64.54	-0.29	-0.45
NDQ Nasdaq	51.76	-0.45	-0.86
F100 FTSE 100	15.46	0.08	0.52
ASIA Asia Tech	16.52	-0.17	-1.02
IEU Europe	103.11	0.31	0.3
IEM Emerging Markets	88.88	-0.85	-0.95
Gold Gold	66.98	0.23	0.34
ACDC Battery Tech	152.11	-1.55	-1.01

COMMODITIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Gold	5,195.45	8.59	0.17
Silver	89.85	1.4974	1.69
Platinum	2,338.45	66.25	2.92
Palladium	1,804.25	19.6104	1.1
Ice Brent Crude	70.91	0.06	0.08
CURRENCIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Australian Dollar	0.7104	0	0
Euro	1.1792	-0.0005	-0.04
British Pound	1.3479	-0.0002	-0.01
Canadian Dollar	1.3675	-0.0003	-0.02
New Zealand Dollar	0.5979	-0.0001	-0.02
Chinese Yuan	6.8567	0.0158	0.23
Japanese Yen	155.9300	-0.18	-0.12

What We're Watching

ASX Resource stocks we own

Code	Company	Price($)	Today	1 Year Return	52 Week Range($)
A1M	Aic Mines Ltd	0.69	0.74%	72.15%	0.28 0.70
BGL	Bellevue Gold Ltd	1.87	3.9%	0.00%	0.78 2.00
BHP	Bhp Group Ltd	57.51	-0.42%	45.43%	33.25 58.29
FMG	Fortescue Ltd	21.13	1.32%	23.67%	13.18 23.38
NHC	New Hope Corporation Ltd	4.71	0.21%	16.05%	3.33 4.93
WHC	Whitehaven Coal Ltd	7.78	0.39%	35.02%	4.26 9.59
NEM	Newmont Cdi	178.55	1.68%	0.00%	66.39 190.54
NXG	Nexgen Ene Cdi	17.86	1.42%	0.00%	6.44 20.47
SFR	Sandfire Resources Ltd	20.28	-0.83%	93.29%	8.05 21.75

10 Top Gainers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
XYZ	Block Cdi	93.22	26.57
DTR	Dateline Resourc	0.40	15
EQR	Eq Resources	0.27	12.5
MEI	Meteoric Resourc	0.23	12.5
BRE	Brazilian Rare	5.70	10.68
AAR	Astral Resources	0.29	9.62
ILU	Iluka Resources	6.70	8.24
LYC	Lynas Rare Earth	18.65	8.18
FRS	Forrestania Res	0.69	7.81
CMM	Capricorn Metals	15.08	7.71

10 Biggest Fallers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
COL	Coles Group	20.17	-9.1
HVN	Harvey Norman Ho	5.83	-7.9
NXL	Nuix	1.89	-7.14
VUL	Vulcan Energy	3.72	-6.89
MSB	Mesoblast	2.26	-6.82
WOR	Worley	10.94	-6.62
LTR	Liontown	1.70	-6.61
SVM	Sovereign Metals	0.89	-5.32
IGO	Igo	8.47	-5.15
CUV	Clinuvel Pharmac	10.53	-4.62

OPINION

Latest Market Matters Opinions

27/02/2026 12:11

Broker Moves

• Big River Industries Ltd Raised to Outperform at Taylor Collison • Bapcor Cut to Hold at Jefferies; PT A$1.05 • Worley Cut to Sector Perform at RBC; PT A$13 • Bapcor Cut to Sell at Citi; PT A$1.25 • Ebos Raised to Buy at Ord Minnett; PT NZ$35.62 • Duratec Cut to Accumulate at Ord Minnett; PT A$2.15 • Worley Cut to Neutral at Barrenjoey; PT A$13.10 • Atlas Arteria Cut to Trim at Morgans Financial Limited • Karoon Energy Cut to Neutral at Jarden Securities; PT A$1.57 • Iress Raised to Buy at Morgans Financial Limited; PT A$10.95 • Super Retail Raised to Outperform at Macquarie; PT A$17.85 • Forrestania Resources Rated New Speculative Buy at Bell Potter • Atturra Raised to Buy at Morgans Financial Limited • Worley Cut to Hold at Jefferies; PT A$12.37 • SmartGroup Cut to Hold at Canaccord; PT A$9.10 • Worley Cut to Hold at Morgans Financial Limited; PT A$12.20 • St George Mining Rated New Speculative Buy at Canaccord • Vault Minerals Raised to Buy at Canaccord; PT A$6.45 • Data#3 Raised to Hold at Taylor Collison; PT A$7

27/02/2026 08:48

First Up

The ASX 200 posted another all-time high on Thursday, closing up +0.5% after flirting with the psychological 9200 level in the morning. IT stocks led gains, with the sector surging +5.2% amid a broad-based rally that saw 7 of 11 sectors trade higher. Health care rebounded 1.6% following recent weakness, supported by a strong interim result from Ramsay Health Care. The miners again provided meaningful support, rising 1.0% and pushing to fresh highs as BHP extended its record run, trading above $58 for the first time - even after closing 50c below its intra-day high Australia’s biggest stock added more than 20 points to the index, or more than 40% of the day's gain.

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CGT DISCOUNT

The CGT discount is a hot topic with the upcoming Federal budget, but I haven't yet heard anyone discussing equities versus property. All the talk seems to be about investment properties only. (As far as equities are concerned, a recent investor survey showed a definite preference for a longer time period before the discount can apply, rather than reducing the percentage.) Do you have any information as to how - or even whether - the Govt is going to make a distinction? The govt seems to be considering reducing or even removing the CGT discount in an effort to improve housing affordability, or so they tell us. Surely then, if they extend the policy to other assets like equities, that will demonstrate that it wasn't about the housing market at all, but more about revenue raising? What are your thoughts?

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