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Top 20 ASX trades by Sharesight users – February 2024

by Stephanie Stefanovic, Content Manager, Sharesight | Feb 27th 2024

Welcome to the February 2024 edition of Sharesight’s monthly ASX trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades Sharesight users made on the ASX during the month.

In this snapshot, trades were led by Vanguard’s Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS). In terms of individual stocks, the top trades were led by Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS), which reported a 74% decrease in its FY23 profit; followed by BHP (ASX: BHP), which also saw its half-year profit plummet by 86%.

Top 20 ASX trades February 2024

Top20 ASX monthly Feb23

Let’s look at the news behind some of the key stocks in this month’s snapshot:

Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS)

BHP (ASX: BHP)

Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS)

Woolworths (ASX: WOW)

Westpac (ASX: WBC)

Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG)

  • Macquarie profit plummets due to weakness in commodities and global markets business; commodities head to step down
  • Share price drops following disappointing earnings report
  • Macquarie share price could get a boost from AirTrunk IPO

Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC)

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