Sydney, Feb 25, 2026, 17:07 AEDT — Market shut down for the day.

• BHP gained 3.2% to finish at A$56.51, setting a new 52-week high.
• While copper optimism runs high, new doubts are surfacing over China’s iron ore supply negotiations.
• The deadline for the interim dividend is approaching, as the stock is set to trade ex-dividend in early March.

BHP Group Ltd stock closed Wednesday at A$56.51, up 3.21%, notching a one-year high after hitting that same mark earlier in the session. Volume topped 13 million shares. (Investing.com)

This is significant: BHP looms large in Australian stocks, and investors are juggling a pair of narratives right now. Copper’s been the straightforward play, but iron ore, which still…