Market index
Australia ASX 200
Australia's benchmark, heavy in miners and banks — a read on commodities and Chinese demand.
At a glance
Australia ASX 200: latest value and prior change
As of 2026-08-03, Australia ASX 200 is 9,019 pt. It is 42.50 pt higher than 8,977 pt on 2026-07-31.
Across 110 available observations from 2026-02-26 to 2026-08-03, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 95th percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-02-26–2026-08-03
- Observations · observed cadence
- 110 · Daily
- Data source
- Naver Finance
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
Time-series chart
Australia ASX 200
2026-02-26–2026-08-03
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Interpretation guide
Australia's ASX 200: resources and banks in one index
The ASX 200 holds the largest 200 companies on the Australian exchange. Iron ore and coal miners plus the domestic banks make up close to half its weight, which effectively turns the index into a single screen showing the commodity cycle and Chinese demand.
What the index contains
Miners like BHP and Rio Tinto sit alongside the big four banks. A thin technology weight keeps its correlation with US indexes relatively low, while iron ore prices and Chinese property and infrastructure activity drive it hard.
- Iron ore swings are the single biggest determinant of index direction.
- Chinese stimulus announcements price into Australian miners immediately.
- A high dividend yield draws income buyers when rates fall.
The link to the Korean market
Korea buys raw materials and sells processed goods; Australia sells the raw materials. The two markets therefore sit on opposite sides of the commodity cycle, and ASX strength can read as a cost warning for Korean manufacturing.
- Commodity-driven ASX rallies coincide with cost pressure on Korean steel and chemicals.
- The ASX and Shanghai rising together makes a Chinese demand recovery more credible.
- The Australian dollar is a commodity currency, so AUD/KRW reflects the same cycle.
Uses and misreads
Reading the ASX 200 as a gauge of Australian domestic activity is the standard mistake. With miners and banks setting the direction, treat it as a commodity-plus-credit cycle indicator.
- Index gains do not imply recovering Australian consumption.
- The heavy bank weight transmits Australian housing risk straight into the index.
- Cross-check with copper and iron ore before calling a commodity cycle turn.