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Australia stock market today: ASX 200 slumps 2% as miners and tech drag, earnings week looms

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 slumps 2% as miners and tech drag, earnings week looms

Sydney, February 6, 2026, 21:47 AEDT — Market closed Australian shares plunged on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 dropping 2.03% to 8,708.80. Web Travel Group took a heavy hit, tumbling 29.52%, and Paladin Energy slid 10.92%. Brambles was one of the few bright spots, edging up 3.48% amid a sparse field of winners.
6 February 2026
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Stellantis stock dives on €22.2 billion EV reset as dividend gets pulled — what STLA investors watch next

Stellantis stock dives on €22.2 billion EV reset as dividend gets pulled — what STLA investors watch next

Milan, Feb 6, 2026, 11:25 CET — Regular session underway. Stellantis shares plunged on Friday after the automaker revealed charges of about €22.2 billion linked to scaling back its electric-vehicle ambitions. The stock listed in Milan dropped as much as 24% to €6.17, while U.S.-listed shares slid 6.7% to $9.54 in premarket trading.
6 February 2026
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Stellantis’ €22bn EV U-turn: shares plunge, dividends paused, Canada battery JV stake sold for $100

Stellantis’ €22bn EV U-turn: shares plunge, dividends paused, Canada battery JV stake sold for $100

Stellantis took a hit of roughly 22.2 billion euros in charges linked to scaling back its electric-vehicle efforts, sending its shares tumbling nearly 19% on Friday. This blow ranks among the largest balance-sheet write-downs from a top automaker that once promised a rapid shift to battery vehicles. It comes as investors gauge how deep the EV slowdown’s cash drain will be—and who might fold first.
6 February 2026
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Prudential plc share price today: buyback update hits after Thursday slide

Prudential plc share price today: buyback update hits after Thursday slide

London, February 6, 2026, 09:23 GMT — Regular session Prudential plc shares were down 0.1% at 1,174 pence by 09:23 GMT on Friday after the insurer reported another round of share repurchases. The stock has traded between 1,153.5p and 1,174p so far in the session, and Prudential said it bought back 494,445 shares on Thursday. https://www.investing.com/equities/prudential-historical-data https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/prudential--pru/transaction-in-own-shares/9413590
6 February 2026
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  • US Stock Futures Dip as Firm Yields Weigh on Tech Names
    July 2, 2026, 5:08 AM EDT. U.S. stock futures moved lower early, with E-mini S&P 500 off 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures sliding 0.6% as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields hovered near 4.46%. May job openings came in at a two-year high, pointing to solid hiring and keeping borrowing costs firm, pressuring rate-sensitive sectors like real estate and utilities. Manufacturing in Europe showed some growth, hinting at slow global expansion. Bending Spoons jumped about 40% after a $1.68 billion IPO, while Reddit added nearly 14% on index inclusion. Nebius Group fell 17% on competition worries. Traders turned to defensive stocks as signals stayed mixed and yields remained steady, with global manufacturing and bonds in focus.
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