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Has the market turned? Here's the word on the street

The ASX 200 is near an all-time high, but it only represents about 9% of listed companies while microcaps are down nearly 70%. A look at what the data says and why the winds could be changing.

Ben Williamson

25 April 2024 · 3 min read

Over the last few weeks, there's been more sniffs around the market.

People are looking forward, rather than lamenting the drop, which is great.

We're all about leading indicators (rather than lagging ones) here, so let's dive in and see what's out there that we can work with to understand the word on the street.

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