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Shan Ahmed Khan

As a journalist focused on finance and the stock market, he delivers fast, reliable, and easy-to-understand coverage of market news.

Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:45 AEDT — Market closed Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) shares closed up 0.8% at A$25.15 on Tuesday. Australian Securities Exchange The miner last week cut its FY26 production guidance — its forecast for annual output — to 1.6 million-1.7 million ounces from 1.7 million-1.85 million after a softer December quarter. Northern Star put gold sales for the quarter at about 348,000 ounces, taking first-half sales to about 729,000 ounces, and said lower sales were expected to weigh on costs, with revised cost guidance — its expected costs per ounce — due with the Jan.
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Lynas Rare Earths stock rises as NdPr prices slip and a January update looms

Lynas Rare Earths stock rises as NdPr prices slip and a January update looms

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:54 (AEDT) — After-hours Lynas Rare Earths Ltd shares ended Tuesday up 1.4% at A$13.15, after trading between A$12.87 and A$13.37. The move matters now because Lynas is one of the few large, listed suppliers of separated rare earth products outside China, and the market remains sensitive to any shift in supply-chain politics around critical minerals. Reuters Pricing screens were mixed. Praseodymium-neodymium oxide — known as NdPr, a key input for permanent magnets in electric motors — slipped 0.4% in China on Jan. 6, Shanghai Metals Market data showed. Macro nerves have not gone away, and
6 January 2026
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Woodside Energy stock edges higher as oil dips; investors watch Jan 28 update

Woodside Energy stock edges higher as oil dips; investors watch Jan 28 update

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:59 AEDT — Market closed Woodside Energy Group Ltd (WDS.AX) shares ended 0.8% higher at A$23.52 on Tuesday, after trading between A$23.31 and A$23.59. The stock had fallen about 1.4% a day earlier, after touching an intraday high of A$24.01. The move matters because Woodside’s share price remains tightly tethered to shifts in crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), the super-chilled fuel shipped by tanker. Energy traders have been recalibrating supply expectations, keeping day-to-day volatility elevated. That sensitivity is coming back to the fore as investors look ahead to Woodside’s next production update later this
6 January 2026
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Westpac shares slide 2.2% as bank sell-off deepens ahead of Australia CPI test

Westpac shares slide 2.2% as bank sell-off deepens ahead of Australia CPI test

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 17:46 AEDT — After-hours Westpac Banking Corporation shares fell 2.2% to close at A$38.19 on Tuesday, extending a pullback across Australia’s big banks as investors positioned for an inflation reading due on Wednesday. The stock traded between A$37.90 and A$39.02, and about 4.0 million shares changed hands. FT Markets The slide matters because banks are among the most interest-rate sensitive stocks on the ASX: their earnings lean on the spread between what they charge borrowers and what they pay depositors and wholesale markets. That spread is often described as net interest margin, the gap between interest
6 January 2026
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Wesfarmers shares slide as inflation data looms, putting ASX:WES back under A$80

Wesfarmers shares slide as inflation data looms, putting ASX:WES back under A$80

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:52 AEDT — Market closed Wesfarmers Ltd shares fell on Tuesday, last down 1.3% at A$79.78, as investors trimmed exposure to consumer-facing names ahead of an inflation report that could reset expectations for interest rates. Wesfarmers+1 The move matters because inflation and rates feed quickly into household budgets in Australia, where mortgage costs can swing with policy settings. For a retail-heavy group like Wesfarmers, that backdrop can shape near-term sales momentum and margin pressure across its big chains. Indo Premier Traders are also watching what the data implies for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s next step.
6 January 2026
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L&T just hit ₹4,195: what the new 52-week high says about India’s blue-chip rally

L&T just hit ₹4,195: what the new 52-week high says about India’s blue-chip rally

MUMBAI, January 6, 2026, 11:30 IST Shares of Larsen & Toubro Ltd hovered near record territory on Tuesday after the engineering and construction group hit a fresh 52-week high of 4,194.70 rupees on the BSE on Jan. 5, company data showed. The stock last traded around 4,153 rupees, and institutional investors held about 62% of its shares as of Sept. 30, 2025, the company’s investor website said. L&T Investors The move comes as Indian equities digest a sharp run-up. The Nifty 50 slipped 0.1% and the Sensex fell 0.21% by 9:54 a.m. IST on Tuesday, a day after the Nifty
6 January 2026
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IndusInd Bank’s loan slump deepens: Q3 update shows advances down 13% and CASA sliding

IndusInd Bank’s loan slump deepens: Q3 update shows advances down 13% and CASA sliding

Bengaluru, January 6, 2026, 11:32 IST IndusInd Bank said its loan book shrank again in the December quarter, extending a run of sequential declines to four straight quarters and keeping the private lender out of sync with a broader pickup in credit demand. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-indusind-bank-posts-sequential-decline-loans-2026-01-05/ The update matters now because Indian banks are heading into quarterly earnings with investors fixated on a familiar pressure point: growing loans while securing enough deposits to fund them at a reasonable cost. That backdrop has turned tougher as credit demand rebounds. Bank credit grew 11.5% year-on-year in November, the latest monthly data available, while the
6 January 2026
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Why Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) shares fell 3% as Australia’s CPI test nears

Why Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) shares fell 3% as Australia’s CPI test nears

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 16:57 AEDT — Market closed Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed down 2.95% at A$155.85 on Tuesday, giving up early gains as investors sold rate-sensitive banks into the close. Investing.com+1 The drop lands hours before Australia’s next inflation reading, with the ABS set to publish the monthly consumer price index for November on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Australian Bureau of Statistics+1 That matters for CBA stock because the bank is widely treated as a bellwether for domestic rates. Higher rates can widen banks’ net interest margin — the spread between what they earn on loans and pay
6 January 2026
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NAB slides nearly 3% as rate-hike chatter hits bank stocks ahead of Australia inflation print

NAB slides nearly 3% as rate-hike chatter hits bank stocks ahead of Australia inflation print

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 17:38 (AEDT) — Market closed. National Australia Bank Ltd shares fell 3.0% on Tuesday, closing at A$41.28 and snapping a quiet start to the new year for Australia’s lenders. StockAnalysis The drop mattered because bank stocks are back to trading like “rates stocks” again: investors are recalibrating for the risk that the Reserve Bank of Australia keeps policy tight, or even hikes, if inflation proves sticky. ABC That repricing is immediate. Australia’s benchmark share index slipped 0.92% on the day, with financials among the drags, as traders positioned ahead of the monthly CPI release due Wednesday.
6 January 2026
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Fortescue shares rise as iron ore firms; FMG investors eye Jan. 22 output report

Fortescue shares rise as iron ore firms; FMG investors eye Jan. 22 output report

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 16:58 AEDT — After-hours Fortescue Ltd shares rose on Tuesday, buoyed by a fresh lift in iron ore prices that kept demand steady for Australia’s heavyweight miners. Fortescue was last up 1.56% at A$22.84, after trading between A$22.00 and A$22.84. Intelligent Investor The move matters because iron ore is Fortescue’s core earnings engine, and the raw material began 2026 on firmer footing in China. The most-traded May iron ore contract in Dalian gained 0.95% on Monday to 797 yuan a tonne, while the Singapore benchmark rose to $105.65, underpinned by mill restocking ahead of February’s Lunar
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Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 17:18 (AEDT) — Market closed. Macquarie Group shares ended Tuesday up 1.68% at A$206.76, outperforming a broader market that finished lower. Investing.com Australia The gain mattered because it came as the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.52%, underscoring selective buying in the financials-heavy tape after the holiday lull. Investing.com Australia With no fresh company filing in the past two days, traders pointed to positioning and catalyst-watching rather than headline-driven flow, as investors return to desks and reset risk into January. Macquarie remains a bellwether for sentiment toward investment banks and asset managers in Australia, with earnings still
6 January 2026
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BlueScope Steel stock jumps 21% on A$30 takeover bid — the next catalyst investors are watching

BlueScope Steel stock jumps 21% on A$30 takeover bid — the next catalyst investors are watching

SYDNEY, Jan 6, 2026, 16:58 AEDT — Market closed BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) shares closed up 20.57% at A$29.48 on Tuesday after Australian conglomerate SGH and U.S. steelmaker Steel Dynamics confirmed an approach to buy the company for A$30 a share in cash. Investing.com+1 The move pulled the stock to within about 1.7% of the indicative price, leaving traders to price the risk that talks fail — and the chance the bidders lift their offer. The last close before the rally was A$24.45. Investing.com+1 The timing matters because BlueScope has been arguing its cash flow and earnings power are set
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PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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