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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

30.070

-0.620-2.02%

Volume:6.14M

Turnover:184.72M

Market Cap:102.99B

PE:14.71

High:30.440

Open:30.370

Low:29.780

Close:30.690

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Australian Banks Commit to Regional Services, Extend Branch Moratorium

MT Newswires Live

Westpac Banking to Extend Moratorium on Regional Australia Bank Branch Closures

MT Newswires Live

Australian consumers stay cautious in February, survey says

Labor strikes deal with banks to keep regional branches open

Sydney Morning Herald

ASX Market Open: Traders decide now-looming US steel, aluminium tariffs not quite so scary | Feb 11, 2025

The Market Herald

TREASURIES-Yields hold steady; traders puzzled by Trump 'fraud' remarks

Gold Extends Gains to Near Record as Tariffs Spur Haven Buying

Why Westpac shares are a sell before any RBA interest rate cut

Time to rethink your yield investment strategy?

Westpac Banking Warns of 'Romance Baiting' Scam Ahead of Valentine's Day

MT Newswires Live

BRIEF-Westpac Announces Appointment Of Debra Hazelton And David Cohen As Non-Executive Directors

Westpac - Appointment of Debra Hazelton and David Cohen as Independent Non-Executive Directors

THOMSON REUTERS

Which ASX bank share I'd buy for dividends

Weekly wrap: shares slip away from record high

Is the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS) a buy at $105?

Big ASX news: 10 ASX 200 shares hit new 52-week highs today

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Sin puente y sin metro: el nuevo aeropuerto de Lima es una debacle. Citadel to Leave Namesake Chicago Tower as Employees Relocate. Bullion traded near $2,879 an ounce — after advancing 2.2% last week — as the president’s latest trade threats helped boost demand for haven assets. Trump said on Sunday that 25% levies will apply to steel and aluminum from all countries, but did not specify when they would go into effect.“Gold remains in a sweet spot, with little standing in its way,” Westpac Banking Corp. analyst Richard Franulovich said in a note. “An intrinsically unpredictable and disruptive Trump, hurtling tariff threats at allies and adversaries alike, alongside the threats of 100% tariffs on the BRICs if they diversify away fr","market":"us","thumbnail":null,"type":0,"news_type":0,"thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"property":[],"language":"en","translate_title":"","themeId":null,"theme_name":"","theme_type":"","isJumpTheme":false,"source_url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-edges-higher-toward-record-001011235.html","is_publish_highlight":false,"source_rank":0,"column":"","sentiment":"1","news_top_title":null,"news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"length":0,"strategy_id":0,"source":"yahoofinance_au","symbols":["WBC.AU","WBCPJ.AU","WBCPH.AU","WBCPE.AU","WBCPM.AU","WBCPI.AU","WBCPK.AU","WBCPL.AU"],"gpt_icon":0},{"id":"2510006660","title":"Why Westpac shares are a sell before any RBA interest rate cut","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2510006660","media":"MotleyFool","labels":[],"top":-1,"itemType":null,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2510006660?lang=en_us&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2025-02-10 10:53","pubTimestamp":1739156013,"startTime":"0","endTime":"0","summary":"Despite today's intraday 0.3% slip to $33.92 a share, Westpac Banking Corp  shares remain some of the top performers over the past year.In fact, shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index bank stock have surged 38.5% in 12 months, or more than three times the 11.4% one-year gains posted by the ASX 200.Atop those outsized gains, Westpac stock also trades on a fully franked trailing dividend yield of 4.9%.Clearly, you'll be hard-pressed to find any stockholders complaining about the past year's returns.But with an eye on the year ahead, Argonaut's Harrison Massey thinks investors would do well to sell their Westpac shares now .\"Westpac, much like the other big three Australian banks, has benefited immensely from index and superannuation fund buying,\" Massey said.He added, \"Despite Westpac's share price strength, the bank is trading on unrealistically high price/earnings multiples, in our view.\". 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Scammers often use fake ads on social media or establish relationships online before suggesting fraudulent investments, the company said in a statement.Scammers creatively pose as romantic or platonic partners, offering investment advice while claiming no personal gain and spending weeks or even months to build trust before they initiate any \"investment opportunity,\" the company added.Signs of a potential scam include suggestions of unrealistic profits, using unsecured websites, exclusively online or phone-call communication, and asking to send money to access your supposed profits, added Ben Young, head of fraud prevention.If suspicions arise, the bank said that customers must stop comm","market":"sg","thumbnail":null,"type":0,"news_type":0,"thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"property":[],"language":"en","translate_title":"","themeId":null,"theme_name":"","theme_type":"","isJumpTheme":false,"source_url":"https://www.mtnewswires.com/","is_publish_highlight":false,"source_rank":0,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_top_title":null,"news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"length":0,"strategy_id":0,"source":"mtnewswires_news","symbols":["BK7135","WBK","BK4207","BK7511","WBC.AU"],"gpt_icon":0},{"id":"2510902406","title":"BRIEF-Westpac Announces Appointment Of Debra Hazelton And David Cohen As Non-Executive Directors","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2510902406","media":"Reuters","labels":["executive"],"top":-1,"itemType":null,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2510902406?lang=en_us&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2025-02-10 05:01","pubTimestamp":1739134905,"startTime":"0","endTime":"0","summary":"BRIEF-Westpac Announces Appointment Of Debra Hazelton And David Cohen As Non-Executive DirectorsFeb 10 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX:APPOINTMENT OF DEBRA HAZELTON AND DAVID COHEN AS INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSFurther company coverage: WBC.AX ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))","market":"us","thumbnail":null,"type":0,"news_type":0,"thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"property":[],"language":"en","translate_title":"","themeId":null,"theme_name":"","theme_type":"","isJumpTheme":false,"source_url":"https://api.refinitiv.com/data/news/v1/stories/urn:newsml:reuters.com:20250209:nFWN3OY1G5:1","is_publish_highlight":false,"source_rank":0,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_top_title":null,"news_tag":"executive","news_rank":0,"length":0,"strategy_id":0,"source":null,"symbols":["BK7135","BK7511","WBC.AU"],"gpt_icon":0},{"id":"2510024068","title":"Westpac - Appointment of Debra Hazelton and David Cohen as Independent Non-Executive Directors","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2510024068","media":"THOMSON REUTERS","labels":[],"top":-1,"itemType":null,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2510024068?lang=en_us&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2025-02-10 05:00","pubTimestamp":1739134844,"startTime":"0","endTime":"0","summary":null,"market":"us","thumbnail":null,"type":0,"news_type":0,"thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"property":[],"language":"en","translate_title":"","themeId":null,"theme_name":"","theme_type":"","isJumpTheme":false,"source_url":"https://api.refinitiv.com/data/news/v1/stories/urn:newsml:reuters.com:20250209:nFWN3OY1G5:1","is_publish_highlight":false,"source_rank":0,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_top_title":null,"news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"length":0,"strategy_id":0,"source":"reuters_en_live","symbols":["BK7511","WBC.AU","BK7135"],"gpt_icon":0},{"id":"2510066384","title":"Which ASX bank share I'd buy for dividends","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2510066384","media":"MotleyFool","labels":[],"top":-1,"itemType":null,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2510066384?lang=en_us&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2025-02-09 04:00","pubTimestamp":1739044800,"startTime":"0","endTime":"0","summary":"ASX bank shares can be a great source of passive income in the form of dividends, but their valuations don't seem as appealing these days. 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At the market close, the popular ASX index fund was trading at $105.00 per unit, down by just 0.04% f","market":"hk","thumbnail":null,"type":0,"news_type":0,"thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"property":[],"language":"en","translate_title":"","themeId":null,"theme_name":"","theme_type":"","isJumpTheme":false,"source_url":"https://www.fool.com.au/2025/02/08/is-the-vanguard-australian-shares-index-etf-vas-a-buy-at-105/","is_publish_highlight":false,"source_rank":0,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_top_title":null,"news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"length":0,"strategy_id":0,"source":"motleyfoolau_stock","symbols":["ETF.AU","VAS.AU","BK7135","XAO.AU","BK4585","XJO.AU","BK4550","CBA.AU","NAB.AU","FDN","BK7511","XKO.AU","BK4588","WBC.AU"],"gpt_icon":0},{"id":"2509276874","title":"Big ASX news: 10 ASX 200 shares hit new 52-week highs today","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2509276874","media":"MotleyFool","labels":[],"top":-1,"itemType":null,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2509276874?lang=en_us&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2025-02-07 12:12","pubTimestamp":1738901522,"startTime":"0","endTime":"0","summary":"It's been an interesting day for the S&P/ASX 200 Index  and many ASX 200 shares this Friday, to say the least. Investors don't seem to know what they want today, with the index spending time in both positive and negative territory so far this session. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is nursing a slight loss, down 0.03% at around 8,518 points. However, this market indecisiveness hasn't stopped a raft of ASX 200 shares from minting fresh new 52-week highs  today. Let's check them out. Ten ASX 200 shares at new 52-week highs this Friday Here are the ten ASX 200 shares that have hit new 52-week highs this session:     ASX 200 stock  New 52-week high*  Current share price* Current gain for day*     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   $162.98 $162.55     National Australia Bank Ltd   $40.69 $40.53 0.37%    Westpac Banking Corp   $34.17 $34.09 0.25%    REA Group Ltd   $266.44 $261.49 2.58%    ALS Ltd    $17.01 $16.77 1.57%    Harvey Norman Group Holdings Ltd    $5.37 $5.33 0.28%    Insignia ","market":"us","thumbnail":null,"type":0,"news_type":0,"thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"property":[],"language":"en","translate_title":"","themeId":null,"theme_name":"","theme_type":"","isJumpTheme":false,"source_url":"https://www.fool.com.au/2025/02/07/big-asx-news-10-asx-200-shares-hit-new-52-week-highs-today/","is_publish_highlight":false,"source_rank":0,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_top_title":null,"news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"length":0,"strategy_id":0,"source":"motleyfoolau_stock","symbols":["BK7041","BK7062","ALQ.AU","IFL.AU","EMR.AU","REA.AU","BK7123","BK7511","WBC.AU","BK7084","BK7135","BK7104","CBA.AU","NAB.AU","ANZ.AU","CDA.AU","BK7153","BK7160","BK7050","BK7002","HLI.AU","XJO.AU","BK7503","HVN.AU"],"gpt_icon":0}],"pageSize":16,"totalPage":13,"pageCount":10,"totalSize":200}]}}