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2 cheap ASX shares near 52-week lows to buy today

The Motley Fool Australia Tristan Harrison

29 Sept 2026 15:33 AEST Share tips Commentary on which shares to buy. Summary

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At the start of September, the company announced a trading update for the first 17 weeks, total company sales were up 6.6%, with 6.4% growth for Australian sales.

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After a lot of volatility for the stock market, there are many opportunities out there that look like cheap ASX shares, in my opinion. Charter Hall Long WALE REIT The first business I want to highlight is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that's invested across a range of commercial properties in different sectors.

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The Motley Fool Australia This ASX dividend share is near a 52-week low. Would I buy? plain
The Motley Fool Australia 2 ~~very~~ cheap ASX shares near 52-week lows ~~I'd~~ to buy today 2 changes

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Headline as published: 2 very cheap ASX shares near 52-week lows I'd buy today

All two things this headline claims are in the report.

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**Not from this story.** A library photograph of stock market trading screens, used to illustrate it. Manns' superior seeds (15767599714) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.; J. Manns & Co. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Niral Score 22.2 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, sentiment, jingoistic and 2 more and 4 at zero

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Sentiment +0.6 hostilefavourable Jingoistic 4.4 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Sourcing 10 unattributednamed sources Mood 53.6 sorrowjoyful

4 read zero: political diction, generational, gender, religious

Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Religious 0 not invokedovert

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Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
The Motley Fool Australiaas they published this story	22.2	22	10	0.6	53.6
The Motley Fool Australia	16.9	12	0	0.2	49.2

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The Motley Fool Australia This ASX dividend share is near a 52-week low. Would I buy? Niral 16.9 · mostly calm political 0