Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Flatlined — Miners Just Printed a Record Close
Sydney — January 5, 2026 — 2:14 AM ET ASX stalled into the close.Australia stock market today ended in a dead heat, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.8 points (0.01%) at 8,728.60 while the All Ordinaries slipped 7 points (0.02%) to 9,034.7. CommBank Miners stole the session.Materials jumped 1.8% to a record close as firmer iron ore prices and China demand pushed BHP and Fortescue up 1.6% each and drove Rio Tinto to an intraday peak at A$150.14. Indo Premier Volume screamed holiday mode.Turnover ran at just 0.7x the 30-day average (652 million shares) in the thinnest ASX session in