Australia 200 — ASX 200 Live Price
Australia 200 Live Price Chart
1D and 5D plot 5- and 30-minute intraday candles; 1M–6M plot daily candles. Prices are indicative and may be delayed.
Period returns — 1D is the latest session move (the last completed session when the market is closed); 1W–1Y are computed from real daily closing history. Each window is shown only when its data is available.
Key Statistics
Technical Summary
4 of 5 signals read sell.
Computed from real daily price history (RSI 14, SMA 20/50/200, MACD 12/26/9) · as of Sep 20, 14:33 UTC. Not investment advice.
About Australia 200
The S&P/ASX 200 is Australia's headline equity benchmark, covering the 200 largest and most liquid companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It is maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices under a long-standing partnership with the ASX — hence the S&P/ASX prefix — and became the market's primary institutional benchmark after its launch in 2000, displacing the broader All Ordinaries in that role. Weighting is by float-adjusted market capitalisation, so only shares genuinely available to public investors count toward a company's influence, and membership is reviewed quarterly against size and liquidity rules.
Two structural features shape how it trades. First, the index is concentrated in banks and resource companies, so it behaves partly as a commodity proxy: bulk-commodity prices and Chinese industrial demand drive the mining names, while Reserve Bank of Australia policy and the domestic housing and credit cycle drive the banks. Second, Sydney is among the first major financial centres to open each weekday, which makes the ASX 200 one of the earliest large markets to price the previous Wall Street session — the reason it is watched as an opening read on Asian-session risk appetite.
Australia 200 last traded at 8,731.20, a move of +34.70 (+0.40%) versus the previous close of 8,696.50, after ranging between 8,717.00 and 8,771.60 over that session. We could not confirm that this market is open right now, so treat the quote as delayed. FXMARE's technical engine currently reads the setup as Strong Sell.
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Australia 200 — frequently asked questions
What is the Australia 200 index?
Australia 200 is the label many brokers and data providers use for the S&P/ASX 200, the benchmark covering the 200 largest and most liquid companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It refers to the same underlying index - S&P/ASX 200 is a trademarked name, so generic labels are common. This page shows the live level with an intraday chart and the day's range.
What companies are in the ASX 200?
Membership is rule-based rather than fixed: the index holds the 200 largest ASX-listed companies that also meet its liquidity tests, ranked by float-adjusted market capitalisation. It is dominated by the major banks and the resource sector, alongside healthcare, retail and property groups. Because the list is reviewed quarterly, companies are added and removed over time - S&P Dow Jones Indices and the ASX publish the current constituents.
When does the ASX 200 trade?
The cash index is calculated through the ASX equities session, 10:00am to 4:00pm Sydney time on weekdays, excluding Australian market holidays. Sydney runs on UTC+10, shifting to UTC+11 during Australian daylight saving, so its hours move relative to London and New York twice a year. ASX SPI 200 index futures trade far longer hours, which is why an Australia 200 quote can move while the cash market is shut.
What moves the ASX 200?
Commodity prices and Chinese demand are first-order drivers, because the index carries a heavy weight in mining and energy producers that sell into Asia. The banking constituents respond instead to Reserve Bank of Australia policy, the domestic housing and credit cycle and lending margins. Overnight moves on Wall Street usually set the opening tone, since Sydney trades before Europe and after the US close.
Australia 200 News & Analysis
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