Sydney, Feb 19, 2026, 17:02 AEDT — The market has wrapped up for the day. BHP Group advanced Thursday, finishing 1.0 Australian dollar higher at A$53.28—a 1.9% gain. The stock extended its rally after posting a better-than-forecast half-year result earlier this week.
Melbourne, Feb 18, 2026, 17:03 — The market has closed. BHP Group slipped 0.9% to close at A$52.29 on Wednesday, giving back some ground after Tuesday’s record-setting jump on earnings. Shares ranged from A$51.55 to A$52.46 through the session.
Sydney, Feb 7, 2026, 16:48 AEDT — Market shut its doors for the day. Pilbara Ports closed Port Hedland along with four other Pilbara terminals on Saturday, as tropical cyclone Mitchell spun up offshore, threatening iron ore shipments for miners such as BHP Group. The storm, classified as category 2, was expected to intensify to category 3 during the night, bringing wind gusts that could reach 170 kph, according to Australia’s weather bureau.
Sydney, Feb 6, 2026, 16:57 AEDT — Market closed. BHP Group Ltd shares dropped 3.1% on Friday, ending at A$48.79. The stock underperformed the broader market, which saw the Australia S&P/ASX 200 slide roughly 2%. Intraday, BHP shares touched a low of A$48.50.
Sydney, Jan 24, 2026, 16:55 AEDT — The market has closed. BHP Group Ltd shares enter the week with fresh scrutiny on their China iron ore sales after Reuters revealed the miner diverted Jimblebar Blend Fines — a mid-grade iron ore product — to Malaysia and Vietnam. The shipments came after China Mineral Resources Group, created in 2022 to coordinate iron ore purchases, instructed mills and traders last September not to buy Jimblebar during 2026 contract talks. Reuters pointed to a 95,000-ton cargo unloaded in Malaysia on Jan. 14 and a 75,000-ton shipment to Vietnam in December. Meanwhile, port stocks climbed sharply to 8.1 million tons by Jan. 13, a 360% spike since late September. BHP’s shares ended up 0.7% on the ASX at A$48.43, with its U.S.-listed stock rising roughly 3.9% to $67.52 and London shares up 2.1% to 2,465 pence.
SYDNEY, Jan 21, 2026, 17:02 AEDT — The market has closed. Fortescue Ltd shares climbed 1.7% to close at A$22.64 on Wednesday, recovering slightly after a weak period for iron ore-related stocks ahead of the miner’s upcoming production report. The day’s trading saw the stock fluctuate between A$22.13 and A$22.76. Meanwhile, BHP Group rose 1.5% and Rio Tinto added 2.6%.
Sydney, January 20, 2026, 22:05 — Market closed. Australian shares slipped on Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 dropping 0.66% to 8,815.9. Heavy selling hit banks and miners hardest, dragging the index down 58.6 points from Monday’s close of 8,874.5.
Sydney, Jan 15, 2026, 16:49 AEDT — Market closed BHP Group Ltd shares ended Thursday up 2.47%, closing at A$49.31. The jump came after BHP and competitor Rio Tinto revealed a joint plan for a long-term iron ore project in Western Australia’s Pilbara. The stock reached A$49.75 during the session, tying its 52-week peak.
Sydney, January 11, 2026, 16:54 AEDT — The market has closed. BHP Group Ltd kicks off the week with merger chatter resurfacing, following Rio Tinto’s confirmation of takeover talks with Glencore. This development could shake up the mining rankings and keep BHP squarely in the spotlight.
SYDNEY, Jan 10, 2026, 16:52 AEDT — Market closed Fortescue Ltd shares closed Friday just off, down 0.18% at A$22.71, following a turbulent start to the week for resource stocks. The Australian market is closed over the weekend, giving investors a pause before Monday brings iron ore news and deal developments back into focus.
June 29, 2026, 10:12 PM EDT. Elastic, Toast, and Nutanix traded higher in afternoon action after a U.S.-Iran deal to stop military strikes eased weeks of market worry over the region. Oil prices pulled back on the news, taking some pressure off inflation and lowering bets on more Fed rate hikes. That shift boosted growth software names. At the same time, OpenAI may delay its IPO, which cooled talk of overnight AI disruption in software, helping tech stocks broadly. Toast (TOST) saw a bounce, though the stock is still down 17.5% for the year and off 43.1% from its 52-week high; it's had a string of 5%+ swings this year. The company was just added to the S&P MidCap 400 index, a move likely to draw more index fund buying.