ASX/200 Closed Higher by 0.92%, Lifted by Telecommunication Services

By the end of trading session on 27 January 2026, benchmark index S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.92% higher at 8,941.60. Out of 11 sectors, 09 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200.

Telecommunications Services and Materials were the top-gaining sectors, gaining 1.70% and 1.35% in their values. On the other hand, Information Technology and A-REIT was the top-losing sector, losing 0.23% and 0.22% in its value.

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX) and Capstone Copper Corp. (ASX: CSC) are the top-gaining stocks, gaining 8.310% and 7.491% in their stock prices. On the other hand, Alcoa Corporation (ASX: AAI) and Life360 Inc. (ASX: 360) are the top-losing stocks, losing 8.853% and 8.642% in their stock prices.

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Top gainer for the day:

• Telecommunications Services (Up 1.70%)
• Materials (Up 1.35%)

Top loser for the day:

• Information Technology  (Down 0.23%)
• A-REIT (Down 0.22%)

Other Factors influencing the market:

• DroneShield shares slid 6 per cent, even after the company reported a year-on-year doubling of revenue in the December quarter.
• Fortescue Metals Group added 1.3 per cent after acquiring the remaining shares of dual-listed Alta Copper for C$1.40 (AU$1.47) per share, strengthening its exposure to copper.
• Metcash shares rose 1.2 per cent following the announcement that Bruce Sabatta will take over as chief executive of its food service and convenience division from next month.
• Karoon Energy, which focuses on Brazilian assets, gave up earlier gains and was trading flat after reporting lower December-quarter production compared with the September quarter.
• The Australian dollar climbed to around US69.40¢, hovering near a three-year high, as markets increasingly priced in a potential Reserve Bank rate hike next month.

• Australia’s three-year government bond yield reached a fresh two-year high on Tuesday, driven by expectations the Reserve Bank could raise the cash rate as early as next week. The yield rose to 4.27 per cent, a level last seen in November 2023.

• At the time of writing, global equity markets were mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.64 per cent, the S&P 500 gaining 0.50 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite higher by about 0.43 per cent.
• In Asia and Europe, the Hang Seng Index was up 1.24 per cent, while the FTSE 100 edged 0.05 per cent higher.

Top 5 Gainers and Losers Scoreboard:

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