20/04/2026 08:39

ASX200 Index

The Australian share market failed to follow the almost 5% gain by US stocks last week, primarily because the banks were soft, led by Westpac (ASX:WBC) which fell more than 7%, dragging the influential sector down 2.1%. It was one of those weeks where the bad news arrived in waves and the market had nowhere to hide even as global indices rallied around it. The ASX decline was modest until compared to its global peers.

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12/03/2026 09:13

First Up

The ASX 200 bounced another +0.6% on Wednesday with the miners and banks dragging the market higher, even when only 45% of the main board closed in positive territory. To put things into perspective, the local bourse closed up 50-points with the miners alone contributing +42 points to the day, helped by another solid day for iron ore, and related names.

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09/03/2026 09:39

ASX200 Index

The ASX200 posted new highs on Monday afternoon only to close down 3.8% by Friday with a weekly 8.5% drop by the materials sector weighing heavily on  the index with much of the same likely today.

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30/01/2026 09:28

First Up

The ASX 200 recovered from early steep losses yesterday to end Thursday's session down just -0.1%, the reverse of Wednesday's price action. It was another session of polarised performance, although most eyes on trading desks were glued to the prices of copper and gold, whose volatility was almost unprecedented.

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20/01/2026 23:22

Portfolio Amendments – Core ETF Portfolio

We are reducing Australian equities and increasing fixed income

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23/12/2025 09:15

First Up

The ASX 200 surged to a 5-week high on Monday, closing up +0.9% as the traditional lack of selling during the festive season was met with fairly aggressive buying across the miners, who spent much of the day jockeying for position on the leaderboard. Interestingly, even as gold and silver surged to new all-time highs and copper flirted with its equivalent milestone, it was the uranium names that won this particular race:

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12/09/2025 09:33

BetaShares ASX200 ETF (A200) $148.11

We like the Australian market moving into 2026, which is in line with our bullish equities outlook, especially because of its significant resource weight and high correlation to China, whose economy we believe is turning the corner.

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13/06/2025 09:50

BetaShares ASX200 ETF (A200) $143.57

The A200 is our preferred proxy for exposure to Australian equities, and a number of dual listed NZ names. This large ETF is very cost-effective, with an annual cost of 0.04%, while it has tracked its benchmark, the Solactive Australia 200 Index, within 0.2% over the last 1, 3, and 5 years.

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24/02/2025 09:37

ASX200 Index

The ASX200 is set to make fresh February lows this morning, around the 8230 level, following broad-based losses on US bourses, where traders demonstrated no interest in going home long ahead of Trump's next move.

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19/02/2025 09:35

The ASX200

The ASX200 fell 0.66%, with losses compounded by the RBA’s less-dovish or arguably hawkish commentary after the rate cut. Weakness was noticeable in the rate-sensitive banks and retail stocks, with CBA, NAB, and WBC contributing more than 60% of the main boards' fall.

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