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ASX:ASX News 9 December 2025 - 29 January 2026

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 slips as rare earths tumble, RBA rate call looms

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 slips as rare earths tumble, RBA rate call looms

The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.07% at 8,927.5 after higher-than-expected inflation data pushed traders to adjust rate hike bets ahead of the RBA’s meeting next week. Tech and rare earth stocks fell, with Iluka dropping nearly 14% after flagging A$565 million in charges. Miners and energy shares gained on strong commodity prices. The Australian dollar hit a three-year high before easing.
29 January 2026
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ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) shares jump 2% on Goldman upgrade as December activity stays firm

ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) shares jump 2% on Goldman upgrade as December activity stays firm

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 17:46 AEDT — Market closed ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) shares rose 2% to A$52.14 on Thursday after Goldman Sachs analyst Julian Braganza upgraded the Australian exchange operator to neutral from sell, StreetInsider reported. The stock traded between A$51.41 and A$52.33, while the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ended up 0.29%. Intelligent Investor+2StreetInsider.com+2 The upgrade matters because ASX’s earnings move with market activity. More trades and bigger capital raisings lift fees across its trading, clearing and settlement businesses, and those revenue lines can turn fast. A fresh monthly activity report has given investors another datapoint on that pipeline, at a
8 January 2026
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Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Watch: ASX 200 Set to Reopen Dec. 29 as Futures Hold Steady, Aussie Dollar Firms and Metals Stay Hot

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Watch: ASX 200 Set to Reopen Dec. 29 as Futures Hold Steady, Aussie Dollar Firms and Metals Stay Hot

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2025, 9:06 a.m. ET — Market closed The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) heads into a post-holiday restart with a familiar year-end cocktail: thinner liquidity, hypersensitive price action, and global crosswinds that can look deceptively calm—right up until they aren’t. With U.S. stock markets closed on Sunday, attention turns to what will drive Australian shares when the ASX cash market reopens in Sydney on Monday, Dec. 29. The key inputs investors are tracking now: index futures, a stronger Australian dollar, and a late-2025 surge in industrial and precious metals that could keep the resource-heavy Australian market in
28 December 2025
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Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Update: ASX 200 Set to Reopen After Holiday Shutdown as Wall Street Holds Near Records and Metals Surge

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Update: ASX 200 Set to Reopen After Holiday Shutdown as Wall Street Holds Near Records and Metals Surge

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2025, 9:00 a.m. ET — MARKET CLOSED The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) heads into its next trading session with a familiar year-end cocktail: thin liquidity, outsized cross-currents from global rates and commodities, and investors scanning for a “Santa Claus rally” that can carry into early January. In New York, U.S. markets are closed for the weekend after a muted post‑Christmas session on Friday that left major indexes barely changed—yet still hovering near record territory. Reuters+1 For Australia, the calendar matters as much as the macro. The ASX cash market was shut for Boxing Day and is
27 December 2025
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ASX Closed on Boxing Day (26 December 2025): What to Know Before Australia’s Next Stock Market Open

ASX Closed on Boxing Day (26 December 2025): What to Know Before Australia’s Next Stock Market Open

If you’re waking up on Friday, 26 December 2025 (Boxing Day) expecting the Australian stock market (ASX) to ring the opening bell, there’s one critical detail to know first: the ASX cash market is closed today for Boxing Day.  Australian Securities Exchange That doesn’t mean investors should switch off. The market pause creates a short “information gap” where global moves in equities, commodities, FX, and rates can build up — and then reprice quickly when trading resumes. Below is what matters most before Australia’s next session, based on the latest news, market snapshots, and analyst commentary published over the past several days. Is the ASX open today, 26.12.2025?
25 December 2025
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Australia Stock Market Today (25 December 2025): ASX Closed for Christmas as ASX 200 Ends Week Higher, Aussie Dollar Jumps and Miners Watch Record Metals

Australia Stock Market Today (25 December 2025): ASX Closed for Christmas as ASX 200 Ends Week Higher, Aussie Dollar Jumps and Miners Watch Record Metals

Sydney — Australia’s stock market is closed today, Thursday 25 December 2025, as the ASX cash market observes Christmas Day (and will also be closed on Boxing Day, Friday 26 December). The final session before the break ran on Wednesday 24 December with an early finish, setting up a four-day pause that leaves investors digesting global moves, record-setting commodities and shifting interest-rate expectations before trading resumes next week. Australian Securities Exchange With liquidity thinned across global markets on the holiday, the focus for Australian investors has moved from “what happened today” to what will matter most when the ASX reopens:
25 December 2025
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Is the Australian Stock Market Open on 25 December 2025? ASX Christmas Day Trading Hours, Closures, and the Latest Christmas Eve Market Wrap

Is the Australian Stock Market Open on 25 December 2025? ASX Christmas Day Trading Hours, Closures, and the Latest Christmas Eve Market Wrap

If you’re wondering whether Australia’s stock market is open on 25 December 2025 (Christmas Day), the answer is straightforward: no. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)—the main venue most people mean when they say “the Australian stock market”—is closed on Thursday, 25 December 2025. It’s a non-trading day and also a non-business day, meaning there is no settlement activity through ASX Settlement (CHESS) or ASX Clear on the day. Australian Securities Exchange+1 That closure matters more than it might sound, because it comes right after a shortened “Christmas Eve” session and sets up a multi-day pause in domestic equity trading. Is
25 December 2025
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Australia Stock Market Holiday Schedule: ASX Trading Hours for Christmas 2025 and New Year’s Day 2026

Australia Stock Market Holiday Schedule: ASX Trading Hours for Christmas 2025 and New Year’s Day 2026

Australia’s sharemarket is heading into Christmas with momentum and a shorter trading week — and that makes the ASX holiday timetable more important than usual for investors, traders, SMSFs and anyone managing settlement deadlines. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will close for Christmas Day (Thursday, 25 December 2025) and Boxing Day (Friday, 26 December 2025), and it will also be closed for New Year’s Day (Thursday, 1 January 2026). The market also runs early closes on Christmas Eve (Wednesday, 24 December 2025) and New Year’s Eve (Wednesday, 31 December 2025). Australian Securities Exchange+1 With the ASX 200 pushing higher into the holiday period and analysts pointing to a “Santa rally” tone in
23 December 2025
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Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Focus: ASIC’s $150m Capital Charge, CHESS Replacement Milestones, and the ASX 200 Outlook Into 2026

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Focus: ASIC’s $150m Capital Charge, CHESS Replacement Milestones, and the ASX 200 Outlook Into 2026

SYDNEY — 21 December 2025 — Australia’s financial markets are heading into the final trading stretch of the year with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under unusually bright floodlights: regulators have imposed a significant additional capital requirement on the ASX operator, demanded sharper governance and accountability across clearing and settlement, and effectively tied future “business as usual” to demonstrable technology resilience. ASIC+2Reuters+2 At the same time, the broader sharemarket — often casually called “the ASX” by investors — is trying to navigate a familiar end‑of‑year cocktail: thinner liquidity, “Santa rally” speculation, global tech volatility, commodity cross‑currents, and an interest‑rate debate
21 December 2025
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Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Update: ASIC Forces Major ASX Ltd Reset as ASX 200 Holds Near 8,600 — Key News, Forecasts and 2026 Outlook

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Update: ASIC Forces Major ASX Ltd Reset as ASX 200 Holds Near 8,600 — Key News, Forecasts and 2026 Outlook

Sydney, 20 December 2025 — The Australian Securities Exchange is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with two storylines colliding in the same place: a sharemarket trying to finish the year on stable footing, and a market operator (ASX Ltd) being pushed into a deep operational reset by regulators after repeated failures. The result is an unusual end‑of‑year mix of holiday-thinned trading, big-picture forecasts for 2026, and a very immediate question: can Australia’s critical market infrastructure be made “boringly reliable” again—fast? ASIC+2Reuters+2 ASIC vs ASX Ltd: the $150 million “circuit-breaker” and a forced overhaul The most consequential ASX development
20 December 2025
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Australia Stock Market Today (15 December 2025): ASX 200 Slides as Miners and Tech Retreat; ASX Ltd Drops on ASIC Capital Charge

Australia Stock Market Today (15 December 2025): ASX 200 Slides as Miners and Tech Retreat; ASX Ltd Drops on ASIC Capital Charge

Australia’s share market opened the last full trading week of 2025 on the back foot, with broad declines across sectors and a sharp pullback in heavyweight miners dragging the benchmark lower. By mid‑afternoon in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 was down around 0.7%–0.8% (near 8,628 points), as investors digested weaker commodity prices, renewed China growth nerves, and fresh regulatory heat on some of the country’s biggest listed names. ABC+2AAP News+2 The tone was also shaped by offshore leads: Wall Street’s tech-heavy Nasdaq fell sharply late last week as investors questioned lofty AI valuations, setting a cautious risk mood across Asia at
15 December 2025
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ASX Today: 7 Things to Know Before the Australia Stock Market Opens on 10 December 2025

ASX Today: 7 Things to Know Before the Australia Stock Market Opens on 10 December 2025

The Australian share market looks set for a cautious rebound on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, after a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting knocked the S&P/ASX 200 lower on Tuesday. Futures point to a modestly higher open, global markets are treading water ahead of a critical US Federal Reserve decision, iron ore is under pressure, while gold and silver are soaring to record territory. Market Index+2Stockhead+2 Below is a detailed pre‑open briefing to help you navigate the ASX session. 1. Futures point to a modestly higher ASX open ASX futures are signalling a small rebound after Tuesday’s sell‑off: Market commentary
9 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

REA share price tumbles after results as listings outlook bites; buyback and dividend dates loom

REA share price tumbles after results as listings outlook bites; buyback and dividend dates loom

7 February 2026
Sydney, Feb 7, 2026, 16:49 AEDT — Market closed REA Group shares closed down 7.8% on Friday at A$168.10 after the online property advertising group laid out a softer listings outlook. The stock opened sharply lower at A$150.01 and traded in a A$150.01–A$172.80 range. (Investing.com Australia) The drop landed in a broad risk-off session, with the ASX 200 ending about 2% lower. “Panic is spreading,” said Michael McCarthy at MooMoo Australia, as investors headed for the exits across markets. (ABC News) REA said revenue from core operations — which strips out one-off items — rose 5% to A$916 million in
CSL share price in focus after ASX sell-off: what investors watch before Feb 11 results

CSL share price in focus after ASX sell-off: what investors watch before Feb 11 results

7 February 2026
CSL Limited shares closed down 0.4% at A$180.50 Friday as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 2.03% to 8,708.80. CSL will report half-year results and announce its interim dividend on Feb. 11, with the stock set to trade ex-dividend March 10. A filing showed 59,992 CSL conditional rights lapsed this week. The company’s market value stands near A$87 billion, down about a third in the past year.
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