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Westpac’s $7 Billion Windfall Ignites ASX Rally Despite Mining Slump – Nov 3, 2025

Australian sharemarket today: S&P/ASX 200 closes at 8,799.5, down 0.22% — CBA extends slide, Life360 tumbles; energy and materials firm

Australia’s sharemarket edged lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finishing down 19.3 points at 8,799.5, as losses in the big banks and technology names offset strength across miners and defensives. The broader All Ordinaries also eased 0.21% to 9,079.4. Investing.com+1
Westpac’s $7 Billion Windfall Ignites ASX Rally Despite Mining Slump – Nov 3, 2025

Westpac’s $7 Billion Windfall Ignites ASX Rally Despite Mining Slump – Nov 3, 2025

Australian shares managed a slight rise on Monday, November 3, 2025, as the market shrugged off early weakness. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.2% at 8,894.8 pointsindopremier.com, rebounding from morning lows. This marks a small advance following a tepid 0.4% gain for the entire month of Octoberindopremier.com, indicating that the index remains near record-high territory. The broader All Ordinaries index of 500 companies was almost unchanged, dipping just 0.05% to 9,173.5commbank.com.au. Overall, the market “finished roughly where it began” the daycommbank.com.au, as strength in banking and tech shares balanced losses in resource and healthcare stocks.
Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

On Oct. 29, official data showed Australia’s consumer price index surged unexpectedly in Q3 2025. Headline CPI rose 1.3% from the previous quarter – the largest jump in 2½ years – pushing the annual rate to 3.2% reuters.com. Underlying inflation was even more worrying: the RBA’s preferred “trimmed mean” measure jumped 1.0% in Q3, well above the 0.8% gain analysts predicted reuters.com bloomberg.co.jp.
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