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ASX 200 Rebounds Ahead of GDP Week After Iran Shock

ASX 200 Rebounds Ahead of GDP Week After Iran Shock

ASX posts biggest gain in seven weeks as U.S.-Iran truce talk lifts mood Australia’s share market closed for the weekend after the S&P/ASX 200 wiped out Thursday’s loss and finished its best session in seven weeks. Investors bought stocks on news that a U.S.-Iran truce plan might reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing worries over oil prices. The ASX trades 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time on business days. Traders focused less on the size of the weekly advance and more on the move itself. Local stocks are moving more on swings in oil, inflation numbers and possible RBA rate changes, with the effects now showing from the Gulf through to Australia.
30 May 2026
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ASX 200 slumps on oil shock, banks and tech drop

ASX 200 slumps on oil shock, banks and tech drop

ASX 200 drops 1.4% as Middle East tensions weigh Australian stocks fell sharply Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 dropping about 1.4% to end the session at 8,592.90. Renewed fighting near the Strait of Hormuz hit banks, miners and tech names. The ASX 200 tracks large Australian companies. Oil’s rebound ended a short-lived bounce in Australian markets after weaker inflation data gave some relief. The lower headline CPI had pushed down pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia. But with oil coming back, investors now face the same issue from recent weeks—energy shocks that push up inflation and could keep rates high longer.
28 May 2026
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ASX 200 Closes at Two-Week High, Miners Gain While Energy Falls on Oil Drop

ASX 200 Closes at Two-Week High, Miners Gain While Energy Falls on Oil Drop

Australian shares ended Monday at their highest in two weeks after miners and gold stocks outperformed. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 35 points, or 0.4%, to 8,692, up for a third session. Oil fell as some traders bet on progress in U.S.-Iran talks, helping cool fears of a new inflation bump. Australia’s market is reacting to oil, inflation and interest-rate worries. Oil’s drop eased concerns about high fuel costs keeping inflation up, but local energy producers took a hit from the lower price.
25 May 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls Near 9,000 as NAB Slides, Oil Shock Keeps Traders on Edge. (Indo Premier)

ASX on Watch as Inflation Test Looms After Volatile Week

ASX traders are watching Wednesday’s April inflation release, with last week’s bounce in banks and retailers now in play. The cash market is shut for the weekend, with regular ASX trading wrapping up on business days at 4:00 p.m. Sydney. The 2026 ASX calendar puts the next full day off for the cash market at King’s Birthday, June 8. S&P/ASX 200 finished up 35.3 points, or 0.41%, at 8,657 on Friday. That put the index up 0.3% for the week after swinging down to a seven-week low earlier. The All Ordinaries advanced 0.41% to finish at 8,877.2. Late Friday, the Australian dollar was buying 71.36 U.S. cents.
24 May 2026
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Apellis Stock Delisted From Nasdaq, Focus Turns to $4 Payout

Apellis Stock Delisted From Nasdaq, Focus Turns to $4 Payout

Apellis Pharmaceuticals is no longer on Nasdaq after Biogen wrapped up its buyout Monday, setting APLS at $41 per share in cash. The focus for former Apellis investors is now the extra $4 a share that depends on Syfovre, the eye drug that pulled Biogen to the table. Nasdaq said APLS shares had their final trading day on May 13. The stock is halted May 14 and gets suspended May 15.
18 May 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Falls as Banks Drop Before Budget, Miners Rally on Copper

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Falls as Banks Drop Before Budget, Miners Rally on Copper

Australian shares slipped for a third session in a row Tuesday, weighed down by falls in banks, tech names and CSL. Investors trimmed exposure ahead of a federal budget that could shake up property, tax, and inflation policy. The S&P/ASX 200 shed 31.1 points, or 0.36%, to finish at 8,670.7. Decliners outnumbered advancers 200 to 86 on the wider S&P/ASX 300. Timing was key here. Treasurer Jim Chalmers was set to hand down the budget at 19:30 AEST. Treasury figures put the budget bottom line A$44.9 billion ahead of the forecasts made in December. Market watchers expect the budget to touch on capital gains tax discounts and tweak negative gearing—allowing property investors to write off rental losses against taxable income.
12 May 2026
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ASX 200 Weekly Report: Australia Stocks Barely Rise After Oil Shock Turns Friday Into a $50 Billion Rout

ASX 200 Weekly Report: Australia Stocks Barely Rise After Oil Shock Turns Friday Into a $50 Billion Rout

Australian stocks scraped out a modest weekly gain, but that was overshadowed by a steep Friday slump that erased almost A$50 billion in value and dragged the S&P/ASX 200 down to 8,744.4. The index tumbled 133.7 points, or 1.51%, marking its sharpest one-day loss in seven weeks. Despite the bruising finish, the benchmark still eked out a weekly rise of 14.6 points, or 0.17%. This shift is drawing attention: investors aren’t just focused on earnings anymore. Oil shock risk is back in the mix, along with a Reserve Bank of Australia that’s turned more hawkish, and there’s fresh concern about higher fuel costs rippling out and lifting broader prices — those “second-round effects” policymakers highlight when a single price spike starts pushing others higher.
9 May 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: Why the ASX 200 Jumped 1.3% After the RBA Rate Hike

Australia Stock Market Today: Why the ASX 200 Jumped 1.3% After the RBA Rate Hike

Australian stocks rebounded Wednesday, snapping a two-day slump as the S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.3% to finish at 8,793.60. That’s the highest close since early April, with banks and miners driving the gains. Risk sentiment got a boost after signs emerged of movement on a U.S.-Iran agreement. This shift landed just a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its main cash rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 4.35%. The RBA pointed to climbing fuel and commodity prices tied to conflict in the Middle East, warning these were already feeding inflation. Some businesses, it noted, are trying to push those higher costs onto customers.
6 May 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Falls Again as Oil Shock, Woolworths Warning Hit Shares

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Falls Again as Oil Shock, Woolworths Warning Hit Shares

Australian shares dropped for an eighth consecutive session on Thursday, pulling the S&P/ASX 200 down 0.24% to 8,665.8 at the close. Losses in miners and consumer staples outweighed gains seen in banks and energy stocks. Earlier in the day, the index had slipped as much as 0.5%. It wasn’t the size of the drop that counted—it was the timing. The pullback landed just a day after the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported a 4.6% year-over-year jump in the Consumer Price Index for March, up from 3.7% in February. Trimmed mean inflation, which filters out the wildest price changes, stayed put at 3.3%. The Reserve Bank of Australia keeps aiming for a 2% to 3% inflation band.
30 April 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls as Rio Tinto Gain Runs Into Energy Selloff

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls as Rio Tinto Gain Runs Into Energy Selloff

Tuesday’s session saw Australian shares finish just shy of unchanged, the S&P/ASX 200 down 3.9 points at 8,949.40—barely a 0.04% slip—as investors hesitated ahead of the next phase in U.S.-Iran talks. Rio Tinto’s gains, helped by a stronger production update, couldn’t lift the wider market. The pause is notable, with the benchmark still hovering around record highs but not managing a decisive move past 9,000. IG market analyst Tony Sycamore pointed out the ASX 200 looked set to notch a ninth consecutive session stuck within a narrow 100-point band—holding above support at 8,900, but finding little momentum to break through 9,000 resistance. Sycamore also flagged the potential for “early fireworks” when trading opens Thursday, as the ceasefire expiry looms.
21 April 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Ends Lower but Still Logs Best Week Since 2022

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Ends Lower but Still Logs Best Week Since 2022

Australian shares finished in the red on Friday, but the benchmark still managed its best weekly showing since late 2022. A possible U.S.-Iran truce helped the week’s relief rally hold. The S&P/ASX 200 gave up 12.6 points, or 0.14%, to close at 8,960.6. BHP dropped 1.1%, Fortescue lost 1.3%, and Santos slipped 0.6%. Australia’s exposure to the six-week Middle East war has been pronounced, given the Strait of Hormuz—a tight Gulf corridor accounting for nearly a fifth of global oil trade—has kept both supply jitters and inflation risks front and center. The ASX 200 still managed to close the week higher by about 4.4%, despite Friday’s dip. With U.S.-Iran talks set for the weekend in Islamabad, the ceasefire remains far from secure.
10 April 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Drops 1.3% as $100 Oil Revives RBA Rate-Hike Fears

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Drops 1.3% as $100 Oil Revives RBA Rate-Hike Fears

Australian stocks took a sharp dive Thursday, the S&P/ASX 200 sliding 1.3% to close at 8,629.00. Oil’s sprint past $100 a barrel—fueled by attacks on Middle East tankers—clipped a brief two-day rally and triggered a pullback in both banks and miners. Energy shares bucked the drop, finishing stronger than the rest. Traders are shifting their bets on next week’s Reserve Bank of Australia call, following February’s move to lift the cash rate to 3.85%. The RBA meets again March 16–17. The benchmark is already off over 6% for March, pacing for the steepest monthly drop since September 2022.
12 March 2026
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Australian Securities Exchange Weekly Wrap: ASX 200 Sheds A$130 Billion as Middle East War and Rate Risks Rattle Stocks

Australian Securities Exchange Weekly Wrap: ASX 200 Sheds A$130 Billion as Middle East War and Rate Risks Rattle Stocks

Australian stocks took a hard hit last week, with the S&P/ASX 200 tumbling 3.8% amid escalating concerns over the Middle East conflict. Investors saw around A$130 billion in value erased from the market. On Friday, the index sank another 1%, which wiped out close to half the gains made in February. The timing is critical, as the selloff comes up against a more hawkish domestic rates backdrop. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock called March 17 a “live meeting,” just as new data revealed fourth-quarter GDP up 0.8% and annual growth at 2.6%—both quicker than anticipated.
7 March 2026
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CBA’s $1 Billion Mortgage Fraud Alarm: Big Banks Face New AI-Document Threat

CBA’s $1 Billion Mortgage Fraud Alarm: Big Banks Face New AI-Document Threat

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has notified both police and the corporate regulator after the lender uncovered roughly A$1 billion worth of suspected fraudulent home loans, Australian media reported. Shares in the bank finished the day 1.49% lower. https://www.investing.com/equities/commonwealth-bank-of-australia-historical-data https://www.mpamag.com/au/news/general/commonwealth-bank-uncovers-1bn-in-suspected-home-loan-fraud/566773 The issue is pressing for banks, which are grappling with a spike in identity and document fraud. This time, the arsenal looks different: artificial intelligence churns out fake payslips and documentation with ease, prompting lenders to overhaul their borrower verification processes.
27 February 2026
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Commonwealth Bank (CBA) share price drops as AUSTRAC eyes suspected $1bn mortgage fraud

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) share price drops as AUSTRAC eyes suspected $1bn mortgage fraud

Sydney, Feb 27, 2026, 16:55 AEDT — After-hours Shares in Commonwealth Bank of Australia slipped Friday, closing at A$173.87, down 1.9% after Capital Brief reported that AUSTRAC, the country’s financial crimes watchdog, is looking into whether suspected fraudulent home loans at the lender were channeled for money laundering. Still, the stock has risen about 10% this year.
27 February 2026
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