ASX:NAB.AX News 4 January 2026 - 7 February 2026

National Australia Bank fell 0.9% to A$42.96 as the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 1% Monday, led by declines in miners and gold stocks. Markets price a 75% chance the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise rates to 3.85% at Tuesday’s meeting. The Australian dollar hit a one-week low amid metals weakness and Fed uncertainty. NAB’s first-quarter trading update is due February 18.

National Australia Bank closed at A$42.67, up 0.73%, as Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 finished Friday 0.48% higher at 8,903.9. Investors await key data releases: December CPI on Jan. 28 and jobs figures on Jan. 29. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. NAB’s next trading update is scheduled for Feb. 18.

SYDNEY, Jan 4, 2026, 16:15 ET — Market closed Shares of National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB.AX) ended Friday at A$42.40, up 0.21%, after a thin start to the new year kept investors focused on the next run of interest-rate signals. The timing matters because Australia’s big banks have become a quick read on where investors think the Reserve Bank of Australia is headed. The next marker comes on Jan. 7, when the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to publish its Consumer Price Index for November. Australian Bureau of Statistics Rate expectations feed straight into bank earnings. Higher rates can