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29M.AX

2.44%

4DX.AX

4.26%

ABG.AX

1.75%

ASK.AX

-0.32%

AX1.AX

2.84%

AIS.AX

0.97%

AGL.AX

0.29%

AIZ.AX

-0.99%

AAI.AX

-2.23%

ALK.AX

-4.76%

A4N.AX

1.13%

ALQ.AX

AMC.AX

-0.42%

AOV.AX

-0.36%

AMP.AX

0.72%

AEL.AX

ALD.AX

0.53%

ANN.AX

0.65%

ANZ.AX

0.18%

APA.AX

0.44%

ARU.AX

-1.06%

ARB.AX

0.48%

ARF.AX

0.28%

ARG.AX

0.22%

ALL.AX

0.28%

AYA.AX

2.07%

APZ.AX

0.76%

ASX.AX

0.48%

ALX.AX

AUB.AX

1.93%

AIA.AX

0.56%

AZJ.AX

-0.38%

AUC.AX

-1.48%

ABB.AX

3.23%

ASB.AX

4.2%

AAC.AX

0.37%

AEF.AX

1.58%

AFG.AX

5.88%

AFI.AX

0.44%

AUI.AX

ASG.AX

0.85%

BOQ.AX

-0.14%

BMN.AX

2.93%

BAP.AX

0.87%

BCI.AX

1.27%

BPT.AX

0.69%

BLX.AX

BGA.AX

-0.5%

BGL.AX

-1.71%

BEN.AX

-1.14%

BNZ.AX

-4.85%

BHP.AX

-1.76%

BKI.AX

0.58%

BC8.AX

0.38%

XYZ.AX

1.46%

BSL.AX

3.25%

BOE.AX

3.45%

BXB.AX

0.13%

BVS.AX

0.99%

BRE.AX

1.77%

BRG.AX

0.37%

BGP.AX

BFL.AX

-0.23%

BWP.AX

0.26%

CMM.AX

-1.11%

CSC.AX

-16.47%

CAR.AX

2.26%

CYL.AX

-1.47%

CAT.AX

2.93%

CWP.AX

1.14%

CNI.AX

1.25%

CIP.AX

COF.AX

1.99%

CHN.AX

-0.14%

CGF.AX

4.99%

CIA.AX

2.79%

CHC.AX

0.53%

CLW.AX

0.13%

CQR.AX

0.63%

CQE.AX

CNU.AX

0.26%

C79.AX

3.9%

CVL.AX

1.88%

CU6.AX

-3.07%

CWY.AX

0.21%

CUV.AX

0.3%

CBO.AX

0.93%

COH.AX

1.54%

CDA.AX

-0.87%

COL.AX

0.27%

CKF.AX

0.65%

CBA.AX

-1.12%

CPU.AX

1.26%

CEN.AX

-1.89%

CXO.AX

2.56%

CRN.AX

-1.56%

CCP.AX

0.33%

CMW.AX

0.56%

CSL.AX

1.91%

CCL.AX

DBI.AX

-0.59%

DTL.AX

1.67%

DTR.AX

DYL.AX

3.04%

DRR.AX

DVP.AX

-0.82%

DXS.AX

5.07%

DXI.AX

0.8%

DDR.AX

0.69%

DGT.AX

-0.44%

DUI.AX

DJW.AX

-0.34%

DMP.AX

-0.24%

DOW.AX

-0.26%

DPM.AX

-0.31%

DRO.AX

0.46%

DUR.AX

0.44%

DNL.AX

0.6%

APE.AX

0.96%

EBO.AX

0.74%

ELD.AX

0.14%

EOS.AX

9.5%

ELV.AX

2.51%

ELS.AX

1.14%

EHL.AX

EMR.AX

-1.17%

EDV.AX

0.39%

ERA.AX

EQR.AX

EQT.AX

5.53%

EVN.AX

-2.18%

EVT.AX

0.85%

FCL.AX

2.28%

FFM.AX

FPH.AX

1.21%

FPR.AX

1.91%

FBU.AX

-3.32%

FLT.AX

0.72%

FML.AX

0.63%

FRS.AX

-1.79%

FMG.AX

0.45%

FGX.AX

0.36%

FGG.AX

GLF.AX

-0.6%

GDG.AX

2.62%

GNE.AX

GMD.AX

-2.3%

GTK.AX

2.15%

GNP.AX

3.55%

GMG.AX

1.07%

GPT.AX

0.8%

GQG.AX

-3.41%

GNG.AX

0.2%

GNC.AX

1.54%

GGP.AX

-1.12%

GOZ.AX

1.35%

GCI.AX

GYG.AX

-0.62%

GWA.AX

0.4%

HSN.AX

15.45%

HVN.AX

1.18%

HLS.AX

-7.06%

HGH.AX

HM1.AX

3.1%

HLI.AX

0.81%

HMC.AX

1.63%

HDN.AX

0.38%

HUB.AX

4.72%

IEL.AX

-0.4%

IGO.AX

1.04%

ILU.AX

-1.13%

IMD.AX

-0.13%

IMM.AX

3.25%

IMR.AX

0.74%

IFT.AX

0.65%

INA.AX

2.02%

ING.AX

1.04%

IFL.AX

0.65%

IAG.AX

0.58%

IDX.AX

0.21%

IPX.AX

1.32%

IPH.AX

1.18%

IRE.AX

0.14%

JHX.AX

-0.06%

JBH.AX

0.19%

JDO.AX

-3.3%

JIN.AX

0.83%

JMS.AX

KAR.AX

0.5%

KLS.AX

0.76%

KCN.AX

-1.38%

KKC.AX

0.44%

GLS.AX

L1G.AX

LSF.AX

0.47%

LRV.AX

-0.35%

LFS.AX

LLC.AX

1.57%

LFG.AX

0.8%

360.AX

1.07%

LIC.AX

-0.18%

LNW.AX

-1.04%

LIN.AX

LTR.AX

1.91%

LOT.AX

1.81%

LOV.AX

1.5%

LYL.AX

-7.18%

LYC.AX

1.73%

MA1.AX

MAF.AX

0.65%

MGH.AX

1.98%

MAH.AX

7.52%

MQG.AX

0.76%

MAQ.AX

1.67%

MAD.AX

0.7%

MFG.AX

5.04%

MAU.AX

-0.63%

MMS.AX

1.35%

MPL.AX

5.86%

MEK.AX

-3.41%

MP1.AX

2.93%

MCY.AX

-0.56%

MEZ.AX

MSB.AX

1.24%

MTM.AX

3.21%

MLX.AX

-0.2%

MTS.AX

MEI.AX

2.7%

MOT.AX

0.53%

MXT.AX

0.5%

MFF.AX

0.43%

MGX.AX

1.14%

MIN.AX

3.13%

MI6.AX

-2.98%

MIR.AX

-0.34%

MGR.AX

3.63%

MND.AX

0.07%

MYR.AX

1.35%

MYS.AX

NAN.AX

0.83%

NAB.AX

3.83%

NSR.AX

-0.18%

NGI.AX

NWL.AX

9.3%

NEU.AX

0.94%

NHC.AX

-1.92%

NMG.AX

-4.03%

NEM.AX

0.22%

NWS.AX

1.28%

NXG.AX

1.6%

NXT.AX

1.73%

NHF.AX

4.15%

NCK.AX

0.95%

NIC.AX

5.21%

NEC.AX

1.86%

NST.AX

-1.31%

NWH.AX

-0.72%

NUF.AX

1.45%

OCL.AX

1.8%

OML.AX

0.7%

OPH.AX

0.69%

OBM.AX

-1.95%

ORI.AX

0.23%

ORG.AX

0.68%

ORA.AX

0.92%

PDN.AX

4.21%

PNR.AX

-3.92%

PPC.AX

1.3%

PPM.AX

-1.71%

PRN.AX

0.57%

PPT.AX

1.65%

PCI.AX

0.45%

PRU.AX

-2.58%

PXA.AX

-1.03%

PNI.AX

1.58%

PL8.AX

0.7%

PLS.AX

1.04%

PGF.AX

0.95%

PNV.AX

0.79%

PDI.AX

-0.56%

PMV.AX

1.83%

PME.AX

2.42%

PFP.AX

1.24%

PWH.AX

0.46%

PYC.AX

-0.67%

QAN.AX

0.85%

QBE.AX

0.76%

QAL.AX

3.05%

QRI.AX

0.63%

QUB.AX

0.1%

RMS.AX

-2.77%

RHC.AX

0.08%

REA.AX

0.39%

RDX.AX

REH.AX

-1.73%

RF1.AX

0.28%

RPL.AX

3.63%

RG1.AX

-3.78%

RGN.AX

0.88%

REG.AX

0.78%

RRL.AX

-0.96%

RWC.AX

-2.57%

RMD.AX

2.74%

RSG.AX

-0.18%

SGLLV.AX

2.01%

RIC.AX

2.47%

RIO.AX

0.58%

RXR.AX

RXL.AX

-1.98%

RFF.AX

0.5%

RYM.AX

SFR.AX

-0.64%

SMI.AX

0.28%

STO.AX

0.07%

SCG.AX

0.4%

SEK.AX

0.3%

SHV.AX

-3.05%

SRV.AX

5.83%

SSM.AX

-0.46%

SGH.AX

1.88%

SHA.AX

11.35%

SIG.AX

-0.5%

SLX.AX

3.09%

SGM.AX

5.44%

SDR.AX

-0.53%

SKC.AX

SPZ.AX

-10.21%

SIQ.AX

3.02%

SHL.AX

0.09%

S32.AX

-1.24%

SX2.AX

-3.71%

SXE.AX

11.89%

SPK.AX

1.49%

SRG.AX

0.36%

SBM.AX

-2.04%

SMR.AX

0.78%

SDF.AX

1.26%

SGP.AX

0.39%

STK.AX

4.55%

SNZ.AX

SUN.AX

-1.38%

SRL.AX

-0.19%

SUL.AX

0.48%

SLC.AX

12.81%

SNL.AX

0.58%

SYL.AX

0.32%

TAH.AX

1.45%

TEA.AX

1.04%

TNE.AX

8.79%

TLX.AX

2.83%

TLS.AX

0.71%

TPW.AX

1.63%

A2M.AX

0.83%

TLC.AX

4.07%

SGR.AX

13.04%

TVN.AX

10.34%

TWR.AX

TPG.AX

0.78%

TCL.AX

-0.11%

TWE.AX

0.53%

TUA.AX

0.86%

TCG.AX

-2.29%

TYR.AX

UNI.AX

-1.34%

VAU.AX

-1.84%

VNT.AX

0.36%

VCX.AX

-1.75%

VGN.AX

0.3%

VEA.AX

1.74%

VUL.AX

2.92%

VSL.AX

1.07%

WA1.AX

3.34%

WGN.AX

0.53%

WAM.AX

WGB.AX

-1.27%

WLE.AX

-0.71%

SOL.AX

1.53%

WPR.AX

0.6%

WEB.AX

3.32%

WBT.AX

-0.2%

WES.AX

-0.29%

WAF.AX

-1.39%

WGX.AX

-3.11%

WBC.AX

0.81%

WHF.AX

0.76%

WHC.AX

-0.59%

WIA.AX

4.55%

WC8.AX

1.22%

WTC.AX

1.73%

WDS.AX

0.35%

WOW.AX

0.13%

WOR.AX

-0.91%

XRO.AX

2.06%

YAL.AX

0.41%

ZIM.AX

-1.86%

ZIP.AX

5.75%

POPULAR ETFs	Close($)	+/-	%
A200 ASX 200	149.96	0.58	0.39
SSO ASX Small Caps	16.51	0	0
IVV S&P 500	64.27	0.16	0.25
NDQ Nasdaq	51.29	0.1	0.2
F100 FTSE 100	15.15	0.08	0.53
ASIA Asia Tech	15.62	-0.04	-0.26
IEU Europe	102.16	0.98	0.97
IEM Emerging Markets	87.04	0.26	0.3
Gold Gold	62.98	-1.14	-1.78
ACDC Battery Tech	144.75	1.05	0.73

COMMODITIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Gold	4,862.89	-14.37	-0.29
Silver	72.77	-0.6936	-0.94
Platinum	2,005.25	-2.6917	-0.13
Palladium	1,676.00	-6.6168	-0.39
Ice Brent Crude	67.36	-1.29	-1.88
CURRENCIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Australian Dollar	0.7082	-0.0002	-0.03
Euro	1.1851	0	0
British Pound	1.3562	-0.0005	-0.04
Canadian Dollar	1.3638	0.0003	0.02
New Zealand Dollar	0.6047	0.0002	0.03
Chinese Yuan	6.9080	0.007	0.1
Japanese Yen	153.1700	-0.06	-0.04

What We're Watching

ASX Resource stocks we own

Code	Company	Price($)	Today	1 Year Return	52 Week Range($)
A1M	Aic Mines Ltd	0.58	0%	39.76%	0.28 0.68
BGL	Bellevue Gold Ltd	1.73	-1.42%	0.00%	0.78 2.00
BHP	Bhp Group Ltd	51.82	-1.74%	29.26%	33.25 54.20
FMG	Fortescue Ltd	20.28	0.9%	3.53%	13.18 23.38
NHC	New Hope Corporation Ltd	4.62	-1.49%	7.92%	3.33 4.88
WHC	Whitehaven Coal Ltd	8.48	-0.35%	51.42%	4.26 9.59
NEM	Newmont Cdi	173.48	0.5%	0.00%	66.39 190.54
NXG	Nexgen Ene Cdi	16.24	1.6%	0.00%	6.44 20.47
SFR	Sandfire Resources Ltd	18.75	-0.37%	73.08%	8.05 21.75

10 Top Gainers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
HSN	Hansen Technolog	5.08	15.45
SGR	The Star Enterta	0.13	13.04
SLC	Superloop	2.73	12.81
SXE	Southern Cross E	3.20	11.89
SHA	Shape Australia	7.26	11.35
TVN	Tivan	0.48	10.34
EOS	Electro Optic Sy	7.84	9.5
NWL	Netwealth Group	24.40	9.3
TNE	Technology One	23.63	8.79
MAH	Macmahon Holding	0.72	7.52

10 Biggest Fallers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
CSC	Capstone Cdi	13.06	-16.47
SPZ	Smart Parking	1.28	-10.21
LYL	Lycopodium	13.78	-7.18
HLS	Healius	0.76	-7.06
BNZ	Benz Mining-cdi	2.94	-4.85
ALK	Alkane Resources	1.70	-4.76
NMG	New Murchison	0.06	-4.03
PNR	Pantoro Gold	4.66	-3.92
RG1	Regal Partners G	2.29	-3.78
SX2	Southern Cro Cdi	10.12	-3.71

OPINION

Latest Market Matters Opinions

18/02/2026 09:48

Hansen Technologies (HSN) $4.40

Looks a solid result from HSN this morning, highlighting the benefits of its recurring revenue base, tighter cost control and improving operating leverage – while we also got a good sense of how they are approaching AI, and they’re a good example of what we want to be seeing from the software stocks we own.

18/02/2026 09:39

The Bottom Line

• We remain bullish equities through 2026 although another bout of short-term volatility feels likely.

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Lots of commentary naturally on CSL after their half yearly release. My question is focused on how MM views the Board and senior mgmt capabilities given that after only a few years of acquiring Vifor (a massive acquisition price play) because - surprise surprise many of Vifor patents expired and gosh - competitors were able to release competitive products quickly. How in heck could CSL Board not be aware of either patents expiring AND the capabilities of their competitors? So - if Mgmt is seemingly this incompetent with shareholders money should not MM cut and run with existing investment? Apologies for being so negative (I am not a shareholder) David

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