ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 13
Gold stocks continued to rally, while Discretionary, Staples, and Financials faltered amid economic uncertainty and volatile markets.
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Welcome back to the 52-Week Series, where we recap the S&P/ASX 200 stocks that have hit fresh yearly highs and lows over the past week. Tracking these milestones helps us identify emerging trends across various stocks and sectors. When clusters of stocks within a sector reach new highs or lows, it often points to powerful underlying drivers—such as shifting commodity prices, changing demand patterns (such as AI, pivots into defensive sectors, consumer weakness etc), or companies beating/missing earnings expectations.
52-Week Highs and Lows by Sector
Materials: 9 Highs, 4 Lows
Discretionary: 1 High, 4 Lows
Staples: 1 High, 5 Lows
Energy: 0 Highs, 2 Lows
Financials: 0 Highs, 4 Lows
Health Care: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Industrials: 0 Highs, 3 Lows
Real Estate: 0 Highs, 2 Lows
Technology: 0 Highs, 2 Lows
Telecommunication: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
Utilities: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Gold Shines Bright: Gold stands out as one of the few sectors hitting new yearly highs across a wide range of names. Prices have surged 15.5% year-to-date, breaking US$3,000 for the first time ever, fueled by volatile Trump tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and a weakening US dollar.
Sectors Stumble: Meanwhile, Discretionary, Staples, and Financials are faltering, with more names logging 52-week lows in a shaky, volatile market. Many of these stocks, already facing persistent downgrades, likely missed February earnings expectations. As markets unravel, the weakest —both fundamentally and technically — tend to continue spiraling.
Stocks Drift in Limbo: Beyond gold and a few laggards, the broader market lingers in no man’s land. It’s up 2.1% from recent lows but still down 7.3% from its February 14 peak. While the bounce offers some hope, the market remains oversold, needing more momentum to confirm a true bottom.
ASX 200 Stocks Making 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagers Automotive | $15.80 | Discretionary | 5.4% | 15.8% | |
Genesis Minerals | $3.65 | Materials | 7.4% | 135.5% | |
Capricorn Metals | $8.14 | Materials | 1.9% | 107.7% | |
Sandfire Resources | $11.48 | Materials | 5.7% | 106.1% | |
Regis Resources | $3.71 | Materials | 4.2% | 75.0% | |
West African Resources | $2.25 | Materials | 1.8% | 69.2% | |
Perseus Mining | $3.18 | Materials | 0.0% | 68.3% | |
Evolution Mining | $6.86 | Materials | 1.5% | 55.2% | |
Gold Road Resources | $2.38 | Materials | -9.9% | 43.4% | |
Sims | $15.42 | Materials | 5.3% | -26.4% | |
A2 Milk | $8.13 | Staples | -6.0% | 49.7% |
Data shows S&P/ASX 200 constituents to have hit a 52-week high in the past week, sorted by sector and 1-year. Share price and performance as at Friday 21 March 2025
ASX 200 Staples Making 52-Week Lows
Data shows S&P/ASX 200 Staples constituents to have hit a 52-week low in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday 21 March 2025
ASX 200 Discretionary Stocks Making 52-Week Lows
Data shows S&P/ASX 200 Discretionary constituents to have hit a 52-week low in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday 21 March 2025
Other ASX 200 Stocks Making 52-Week Lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woodside Energy | $22.91 | Energy | 2.4% | -31.0% | |
New Hope Corporation | $4.11 | Energy | 9.3% | 20.9% | |
National Australia Bank | $33.18 | Financials | -0.4% | 4.4% | |
Suncorp Group | $18.85 | Financials | 1.0% | 44.0% | |
Credit Corp Group | $14.35 | Financials | 1.1% | -53.3% | |
Magellan Financial Group | $7.83 | Financials | 1.8% | -45.6% | |
CSL | $254.00 | Health Care | 1.6% | -5.0% | |
Kelsian Group | $2.74 | Industrials | -5.2% | -60.7% | |
Reece | $15.79 | Industrials | -1.2% | -17.1% | |
Smartgroup Corporation | $7.09 | Industrials | 1.9% | -13.4% | |
Coronado Global | $0.40 | Materials | -19.2% | -79.5% | |
James Hardie | $46.80 | Materials | -6.7% | 7.0% | |
Incitec Pivot | $2.72 | Materials | 0.4% | -28.4% | |
Brickworks | $23.93 | Materials | 3.8% | 4.6% | |
Arena Reit | $3.54 | Real Estate | -0.3% | -28.3% | |
Region Group | $2.09 | Real Estate | 3.0% | -28.4% | |
Wisetech Global | $84.50 | Technology | -0.6% | 63.1% | |
Audinate Group | $6.56 | Technology | 1.2% | -4.4% |
Data shows S&P/ASX 200 constituents to have hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by sector and 1-year. Share price and performance as at Friday 21 March 2025
