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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Ends at Five-Week High as Banks Offset Tech Rout

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Ends at Five-Week High as Banks Offset Tech Rout

The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.2% at 8,973.20 on Thursday, a five-week high, led by gains in banks while tech shares slumped. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank surged 9.5% after reporting higher earnings and job cuts. Energy stocks rose as oil rebounded, but trading volumes stayed below average. Investors remained cautious amid ongoing Middle East tensions and uncertain oil supply routes.
ASX 200 hits 11-week high as banks rebound and tech rallies in Australia stock market

ASX 200 hits 11-week high as banks rebound and tech rallies in Australia stock market

The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.48% at 8,903.9, its highest since October, led by gains in banks and tech. Westpac rose 1.8% to A$39.19, Macquarie climbed 2.6% to A$211.86. Energy and lithium stocks fell as oil and China lithium futures dropped. Investors now await key jobs data due Jan. 22.
Australia stock market today: ASX 200 ends higher as miners, banks climb; Endeavour and GQG slide

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 ends higher as miners, banks climb; Endeavour and GQG slide

Australian shares closed up 0.56% at 8,808.50, led by gains in miners and banks, while energy stocks fell. BHP rose 2.3%, Rio Tinto 2.2%, and Endeavour Group dropped 2.9% on margin pressure. GQG Partners slid 8.6% after reporting US$2.1 billion in December net outflows. Investors await U.S. inflation data due Wednesday.
Westpac’s $7 Billion Windfall Ignites ASX Rally Despite Mining Slump – Nov 3, 2025

ASX Today 18 November 2025: Australian Sharemarket Closes Flat Near Four‑Month Low as Banks Lag, Energy and Tech Rebound

The S&P/ASX 200 closed nearly flat at 8,636.4 on Monday, up 0.02% after erasing early losses. The index remains more than 5% below its October record high. Commonwealth Bank slipped about 1% and Macquarie fell 2.3% ex-dividend, while energy and rare-earth stocks rebounded. BHP dropped 0.6% after a UK court found it liable for the 2015 Samarco dam disaster in Brazil.

Stock Market Today

  • Factorial Energy's $1.3 Billion Nasdaq Debut Accelerates Solid-State Battery Commercialization
    June 8, 2026, 3:23 PM EDT. Factorial Energy, a U.S. solid-state battery developer, has listed on Nasdaq (tickers FAC, FACWW) on June 8, 2026, following a business combination with Cartesian Growth Corporation III, valuing the company at approximately $1.3 billion. The transaction brought in over $100 million in gross proceeds to fund commercialization efforts across defense, aerospace, hyperscale data centers, drones, robotics, and e-mobility sectors. Factorial's partnerships with drone integrators KULR, Tulip Tech, and JRES span three continents. The firm is spearheading the first U.S. solid-state battery production program for passenger vehicles with Karma Automotive. A significant milestone includes a Mercedes-Benz EQS test vehicle completing a 1,205 km trip on a single FEST cell charge, showcasing the potential for enhanced battery performance.

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Archer Aviation Shares Bounce Back, FAA Timeline and Cash Burn in Focus

Archer Aviation Shares Bounce Back, FAA Timeline and Cash Burn in Focus

8 June 2026
Archer Aviation shares jumped 4.2% to $5.77 after last week’s 13.2% drop, as investors rotated back into growth and air-taxi stocks; the move follows Archer’s milestone as the first eVTOL developer to close Phase 3 of FAA certification, but heavy losses and high cash burn keep the stock highly sensitive to regulatory and financial risks.
Galaxy Digital spikes 24% as investors look at AI data center plans

Galaxy Digital spikes 24% as investors look at AI data center plans

8 June 2026
Galaxy Digital shares soared 23.6% to $31.07 after CEO Mike Novogratz said its West Texas AI data center—half of which is already leased—now represents more than half the company’s value, shifting focus from crypto to AI infrastructure; the stock’s surge outpaced bitcoin’s 2.7% rise as investors repriced Galaxy’s data-center business amid execution risks and strong analyst buy ratings.
Nu Shares Drop, $1 Billion Buyback Doesn’t Ease Market

Nu Shares Drop, $1 Billion Buyback Doesn’t Ease Market

8 June 2026
Nu Holdings shares slid 3.1% to $11.60 as investors weighed CFO transition risks and rising credit costs, erasing last week’s 4.1% buyback-driven bounce; BofA downgraded the stock to Underperform with a $10 target, citing uncertainty from Lago’s exit, while Nu’s $1B buyback failed to stem a 10.7% weekly drop and 30.7% year-to-date decline, leaving shares just above their 52-week low.
Inno Holdings Soared Nearly 20 Times—AI Deal Includes a Caveat

Inno Holdings Soared Nearly 20 Times—AI Deal Includes a Caveat

8 June 2026
Inno Holdings shares soared twentyfold to $20.97 after announcing a $3 million AI sales agent deal for its used mobile phone business, but investor risks remain with a recent $60 million at-the-market stock program and ongoing going-concern warnings in filings, as the project is still in early development and not yet commercially launched.
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