Australia stock market today: ASX 200 ends higher as miners, banks climb; Endeavour and GQG slide
Sydney, January 13, 2026, 21:57 AEDT — Market closed Australian shares ended Tuesday on a positive note, as the S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 0.56% to 8,808.50 points. The gain came after a bounce back in commodity-driven risk appetite, as investors prepared for new waves of macro news amid intensified scrutiny of U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and escalating geopolitical tensions. “Trump is pulling at the loose threads of central bank independence,” noted Andrew Lilley, chief rates strategist at Sydney’s Barrenjoey. Closer to home, the debate on local rates remains unsettled. Westpac’s consumer sentiment index dropped 1.7% in January. Matthew
