Australia/New Zealand stocks
Australian shares end at two-month high as miners ride metals rally
[SYDNEY] Australian shares closed at an over two-month high on Thursday (Jan 15), driven by broad-based gains, with miners at the helm as investors pivoted to the heavyweight sector to capitalise on a...
Australia shares kick off 2026 higher as banks lead gains
[CANBERRA] Australian shares snapped a four-day losing streak on Friday (Jan 2), as investors returned to bellwether financials and lifted the index to a one-week closing high, while a selloff in mine...
Australia shares hit lowest in over a month as RBA holds rates, signals caution
[SYDNEY] Australian shares finished at their lowest in more than a month on Tuesday (Nov 4) after the central bank left its key rate unchanged as expected and signalled a cautious stance on further ea...
Australia: Shares slip from record high as energy, tech stocks drag
AUSTRALIAN equities pulled back on Friday from a record high notched the day before, as losses in energy and tech stocks outweighed gains in gold shares.
Australian shares notch record closing high as jobless spike fuels rate-cut bets
[SYDNEY] Australian shares rose to a record close on Thursday (Oct 16), driven by strong gains in financials, property and gold stocks after an unexpected spike in unemployment bolstered views of an i...
Australia: Financials, gold stocks help shares notch 6-week high
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a six-week high on Monday, driven by gains in index heavyweight financials and gold stocks, while Wall Street’s strong rally at the end of last week also lifted investor sent...
Australian shares hit near 2-week high as banks, healthcare stocks gain
[SYDNEY] Australian shares rose on Monday (Sep 29), led by financials ahead of a widely expected hold on interest rates by the central bank, while healthcare stocks rebounded on expectations of likely...
Australian shares post best August in 16 years as earnings season ends
[SYDNEY] The Australian benchmark notched its best August performance in sixteen years on Friday (Aug 29) as the corporate earnings season wrapped up, while losses in financial stocks dragged the shar...
Australia: Shares hit fresh high on mining and banks boost
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record high on Thursday, driven by miners and banks, while investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday to gaug...
Australian shares log record closing high on lithium boost
The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.4% to its highest close of 8,844.80
