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ASX:ILU News 5 January 2026 - 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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Lynas share price slides 5% despite ASX rally as rare-earth policy bets churn

Lynas share price slides 5% despite ASX rally as rare-earth policy bets churn

Lynas Rare Earths fell 5.0% to A$16.01 at Tuesday’s close, underperforming a rising S&P/ASX 200, which gained 0.92%. Arafura dropped 6.9% and Iluka lost 4.6%. The declines came as investors weighed new U.S. government funding for rare earths and after Lynas reported a 30% drop in December-quarter NdPr output due to outages and maintenance.
27 January 2026
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Lynas Rare Earths stock climbs on Australia’s critical minerals reserve focus; what to watch next week

Lynas Rare Earths stock climbs on Australia’s critical minerals reserve focus; what to watch next week

Sydney, Jan 12, 2026, 17:15 AEDT — The market has closed. Lynas Rare Earths Ltd shares ended Monday up 4.82% at A$14.78, having fluctuated between A$14.31 and A$15.01 during the session. Trading volume hit roughly 8.02 million shares, according to data from Investing.com. The buying surge occurs as U.S. officials urge allies to speed up securing supply chains for critical minerals before the G7 finance ministers meet in Washington. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that countries remain vulnerable due to China’s dominance in processing and refining. (Reuters) Australia announced it will focus on antimony, gallium, and rare earth elements
12 January 2026
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ASX top stocks today: Silex jumps 9% in uranium surge as WiseTech drops on ACCC move

ASX top stocks today: Silex jumps 9% in uranium surge as WiseTech drops on ACCC move

SYDNEY, January 5, 2026, 02:08 ET Uranium and rare-earth stocks topped the Australian market on Monday, led by Silex Systems, which jumped 9.43% to A$9.75. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index, Australia’s main basket of large caps, finished near flat, up 0.01% at 8,728.6. Livecenter The rally landed as investors tracked the fallout from U.S. action in Venezuela that put oil supply and sanctions policy back in focus. Traders leaned into “critical minerals” — metals that power batteries, electronics and defence systems — and trimmed rate-sensitive tech and consumer names. Seymour Telegraph The timing matters because macro data can reset rate
5 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

Blockchain’s New Pitch: Tracking Supply-Chain Emissions for a Price

7 February 2026
Blockchain industry groups are promoting supply-chain emissions tracking and data transparency, not crypto trading, as key business uses. Companies face mounting pressure to map Scope 3 emissions, which are often hard to verify. Past blockchain supply-chain projects, including Maersk’s TradeLens, struggled with adoption when partners failed to participate.
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