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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.
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.
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%.
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.
Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls Near 9,000 as NAB Slides, Oil Shock Keeps Traders on Edge. (Indo Premier)

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls Near 9,000 as NAB Slides, Oil Shock Keeps Traders on Edge. (Indo Premier)

Australian stocks eked out a gain on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 inching up just 6.4 points, or 0.1%, to 8,953.30. Gains among gold miners and consumer names were enough to counter losses in banks and energy shares. For nine sessions running now, the benchmark has barely budged, closing within 0.3% of this mark. “Investors were waiting for clearer signals,” said Hebe Chen at Vantage Markets.
National Australia Bank says offset accounts are booming as rate-hike talk returns

National Australia Bank says offset accounts are booming as rate-hike talk returns

National Australia Bank Limited reported Wednesday that close to 75% of its home-loan customers are now using offset accounts. The bank also pointed to a 98% jump in the number of offset accounts linked to new mortgages held by borrowers under 35, compared with a year ago. For a $500,000 loan at 5.42% over 30 years, NAB estimates an offset account can shave about $74,000 off the total interest bill. Home lending executive Denton Pugh described these accounts as a way to save “without needing big lifestyle changes.”
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