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QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX:QBE) is a global insurer and reinsurer with operations in North America, International markets and Australia Pacific. The shares reached a 52-week high at one point in the 19 October 2026 session, finishing at $25.95, up 0.93%. In an ASX …

The rise of 37.9 cents implies a previous close of about $6.49. The closing price does not state what drove the increase, and this article does not claim that it followed the result.

A rise of $3.259 implies a previous close of about $19.05. The release describes a transaction at nominal consideration and gives noEarningsfigures, so the size of the share price move should not be read as a measure of the deal's financial effect. The closing …

A fall of $1.34 implies a previous close of about $16.76. The update reports records forAssetsand for managed funds flows, so the share price move and the operating figures point in different directions. The closing price does not explain the decline, and this article …

BKIInvestmentCompany Limited (ASX:BKI) is a listed investment company that describes itself as research driven and investing for the long term in profitable, high-yielding, well-managed companies. ItsEquityportfolio is managed by Contact Asset Management. On 13 October 2026 it released a summary of the resolutions considered …

Westpac reported unaudited net profit excluding Notable Items of A$1.8 billion for the three months ended 30 June 2026, up 2% on the 1H26 quarterly average. Statutory net profit was also A$1.8 billion.

Zip reported FY26 cash EBTDA of A$268.9 million, up 57.9% from the prior year.