The Australian Securities Exchange has finished up 0.2 per cent as companies including JB Hi-Fi, Treasury Wine Estates and A2 Milk report earnings.
By AAP & CBA Newsroom
16 February 2026
The local share market has closed modestly higher as traders digest a spate of earnings reports from companies including JB Hi-Fi, Treasury Wine Estates, A2 Milk and BlueScope Steel.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index recovered from a midday lull on Monday to finish up 19.5 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 8,937.1, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 25 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 9,163.8.
The Australian dollar was trading for 70.85 US cents, up from 70.68 US cents at 5pm on Friday.
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