S&P/ASX 200 edges lower as Australian shares end flat: Financials decline, mining gains; check top gainers and losers and sector-wise performance
The Economic Times·2026-02-10 15:49The Australian sharemarket on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) closed flat as gains in miners and gold stocks were offset by declines in banks, while insurance stocks came under pressure after the launch of an AI tool by Insurify. After seeing a rally on Monday, the S&P/ASX 200 ended 2.7 points lower at 8,867.40, after rising 1.9% yesterday. The bottom-performing stocks in this index were STEADFAST GROUP LIMITED and INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED, down 9.46% and 6.19%, respectively, according to the ASX w ...