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About the S&P/ASX200

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) is Australia's benchmark share market index. Launched in April 2000, it comprises the largest 200 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange by float-adjusted market capitalisation. It is one of a number of indices published by S&P Dow Jones on Australian markets (called the S&P/ASX family of indices).

As with all indices, the ASX 200 is measured in points and tracks the combined movements of all 200 shares within the index. Quarterly balances are performed to ensure the shares included in the index meet its eligibility criteria. These rebalances take place in March, June, September and December.

The index is largely dominated by the Financials and Materials sectors. The Financials sector alone makes up almost a third of the index and includes the big four banks such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA). Materials is the second largest sector and includes companies such as BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) and Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG).

Investing in the index is simple: investors can buy shares in any ASX 200-listed company through a broker, or buy into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks the index as a whole and is traded like a common share.

Recent ASX200 News

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

A positive session is expected for the ASX 200 on Tuesday.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

It was a shaky, but positive start to the trading week for ASX shares today.

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Share Market News

Why is the ASX 200 retreating from this month's all-time highs?

The ASX 200 has notched several new all-time highs this month.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

Will the market rebound today? Let's find out.

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Share Market News

Here's how the ASX 200 market sectors stacked up last week

ASX utilities shares led the 11 market sectors last week amid the ASX 200 falling 0.96%.

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

It was an awful end to the trading week for ASX investors this Friday.

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Dividend Investing

6 ASX 200 shares with ex-dividend dates next week

There are six ASX 200 shares that will cut off dividend eligibility next week.

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What's going so wrong for ASX 200 shares on Friday?

It's been a horror show for ASX 200 shares this Friday.

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5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Friday

It looks set to be a tough finish to the week for Aussie investors.

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If you'd put $1m into shares vs property at the start of COVID, how much would you have now?

Which would have been the better investment choice at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Share Gainers

Here are the top 10 ASX 200 shares today

It was a fairly miserable day on the share market this Thursday.

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5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Thursday

Here's what to expect on the benchmark index today.

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Major ASX 200 Stocks List

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Recent ASX Announcements

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Recent ASX 200 Performance

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Frequently Asked Questions

As of 18 March 2024, the highest close the ASX has reached is 7,847.0 points, after reaching an intraday high of 7,853.10, both occurring on Friday 8 March 2024.

View an up-to-date chart of the ASX 200 Index here.

Normal trading for the ASX takes place from 10am to 4pm, Sydney time.

As of April 30 2021, there are 200 constituents in the index. However, it's worth noting that the number of companies in the index does vary and, despite the name, does not always amount to exactly 200. On average, the index is rebalanced every quarter by Standard & Poors.

As of April 30, 2021, the top 10 constituents in the ASX 200 by index weight are:

  • Commonwealth Bank Australia, CBA, Financials
  • BHP Group Ltd, BHP, Materials
  • CSL Ltd, CSL, Health Care
  • Westpac Banking Corp, WBC, Financials
  • National Australia Bank Ltd, NAB, Financials
  • ANZ Banking Group, ANZ, Financials
  • Wesfarmers Ltd, WES, Consumer Discretionary
  • Macquarie Group Ltd, MQG, Financials
  • Woolworths Group Ltd, WOW, Consumer Staples
  • Rio Tinto Ltd, RIO, Materials

With a market cap of around A$2.4 trillion (as of April 2021), the ASX is one of the world's top 16 listed exchange groups.

There are more than 2,000 companies listed on the ASX, with more being added regularly. The S&P/ASX 200 index tracks the performance of the largest 200 of those index-eligible companies (by float-adjusted market capitalisation) and is used as a reference point to measure the combined performance of their shares.

You can buy and sell in any of the individual companies listed on the ASX. Generally this will be done through a broker.

As of 30 April, 2021, the ASX 200 sector breakdown (based on GICS® sectors) is as follows:

  • Financials: 30%
  • Materials: 20.6%
  • Health Care: 10%
  • Consumer Discretionary: 7.9%
  • Industrials: 6.9%
  • Real Estate: 6.6%
  • Consumer Staples: 5%
  • Information Technology: 4.2%
  • Communication Services: 4.1%
  • Energy: 3.4%
  • Utilities: 1.3%