Most Active ASX Stocks Today (9 December 2025): Miners, Lithium Plays and Banks Drive the Market

BHP Group Ltd has surged back into the spotlight. On 8 December 2025, BHP shares on the ASX traded around A$44.5, just shy of a fresh 52‑week high of A$44.84, giving the miner a market capitalisation of roughly A$226 billion. That puts BHP within striking distance of Commonwealth Bank’s A$258 billion valuation and cements its place at the heart of the current resources-led rally on the ASX.Google+1

BHP Group Ltd has just moved back into the market’s spotlight. On 5 December 2025, its New York–listed ADRs hit a new 52‑week high of US$58.92, extending a roughly 13% gain over the past year and nudging above the previous range top.Investing.com India+1

BHP Group Ltd, the world’s largest listed miner, is trading near the top of its 52‑week range as investors weigh the end of its Anglo American takeover push, a tense iron ore dispute with China, and rising optimism around copper.