The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up 1.2% in afternoon trade today, with five ASX 200 shares that we'll look at below notching new 52-week-plus highs.
Investor sentiment broadly lifted overnight after United States President Donald Trump raised hopes for lower tariffs on China and indicated he had no intention to fire US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, as he'd previously threatened.
And his backpedalling has helped drive these five ASX 200 shares to fresh 52-week-plus highs.
Which stocks am I talking about?
Read on!
ASX 200 shares at new one-year-plus highs
The first company notching new one-year-plus highs today is Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS).
At the time of writing, shares in the Aussie telco giant are up 0.3% at $4.46 apiece.
Telstra shares are now up 21% since this time last year, to multi-year highs. In fact, you'd have to go back to March 2017 to find the Telstra share price at a higher level. Atop the past year's tidy gains, Telstra shares also trade on a fully franked trailing dividend yield of 4.2%.
Moving on to the second ASX 200 share notching new 52-week highs, we have Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Ltd (ASX: SOL), or Soul Patts if you prefer.
Shares in the diversified investment house are up 2.2%, trading for $36.69 apiece, the highest level since October 2021.
The Soul Patts share price is now up 12% since this time last year. Soul Patts shares also trade on a fully franked trailing dividend yield of 2.7%.
Which brings us to the third ASX 200 share notching new 52-week highs today, Bank of Queensland Ltd (ASX: BOQ).
Shares in the Aussie bank stock are up 1.4% at the time of writing, changing hands for $7.35 apiece. That's the highest share price for Bank of Queensland since November 2022.
Bank of Queensland shares have gained 19% over the past 12 months. And for you passive income investors, Bank of Queensland shares trade on a 4.8% fully franked trailing dividend yield.
Also notching new highs
Also hitting new 52-week plus highs is Eagers Automotive Ltd (ASX: APE).
Shares in the automotive retail group are up 2.5% at $17.95 each. That's not just a new 52-week high; if Eagers shares can hold onto these gains at market close, it will represent a new all-time high for the ASX 200 stock.
Eagers Automotive shares are up an impressive 38% since this time last year. The stock trades on a fully franked trailing dividend yield of 4.1%.
Rounding off our list of ASX 200 shares hitting new 52-week-plus highs is Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX: CQR).
Shares in the real estate investment trust are up 0.5%, trading for $3.71 each. This represents the highest share price since February 2024.
The Charter Hall REIT share price is up 10% since this time last year. The REIT also trades on a juicy 6.7% unfranked trailing dividend yield.
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Motley Fool contributor Bernd Struben has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Charter Hall Retail REIT, Eagers Automotive Ltd, Telstra Group, and Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.
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