The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up a welcome 0.8% in afternoon trade, with four ASX 200 shares smashing new 52-week-plus highs.
One is involved in the healthcare space. While the other three have an industrial focus.
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ASX 200 shares hitting one-year-plus highs
The first ASX 200 share breaking into new high territory today is Pro Medicus Ltd (ASX: PME).
Shares in the health imaging company are up 2.0% at the time of writing, trading for $320.81 each.
That's not just a new 52-week high for Pro Medicus shares, but it would represent a new all-time closing high as well.
The Pro Medicus share price is now up a blistering 140.1% since this time last year. And investors who bought the healthcare stock five years ago will be sitting on gains of 1,169%. That's enough to turn a $5,000 investment into $63,450…in five years!
Pro Medicus shares also trade on a slender, fully franked 0.2% dividend yield.
Moving on to the second ASX 200 share hitting new 52-week-plus highs today, we have Sims Ltd (ASX: SGM).
Shares in the metal and electronics recycling company are up 0.6% in afternoon trade on Thursday, changing hands for $16.51 apiece.
That sees the Sims share price up 59.7% in 12 months. And it marks the highest share price for the company since June 2022. Sims shares trade on a fully franked 1.2% trailing dividend yield.
Which brings us to the third ASX 200 share breaking into new 52-week-plus highs, Ventia Services Group Ltd (ASX: VNT).
Shares in the infrastructure maintenance services provider are up 0.8% today, trading for $5.20 each.
This puts the Venitia share price up 27.5% since this time last year. And it also marks a new all-time high for the stock, which first began trading on the ASX in November 2021.
Atop those capital gains, Venetia shares trade on a partly franked trailing dividend yield of 3.9%.
Rounding off ASX gainers list
Rounding off the list of ASX 200 shares smashing new 52-week-plus highs today is Downer EDI Limited (ASX: DOW).
Shares in the engineering, construction, and maintenance services company are up 0.9% today, swapping hands for $6.50 apiece.
With today's gains factored in, the Downer share price is up 37.7% over 12 months and trading at its highest level since October 2021.
Downer shares also trade on a 3.4% partly franked trailing dividend yield.
