Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200’s Six-Day Slide Deepens as Oil Shock Puts RBA in Focus

Australian shares ended Tuesday in the red, notching up their longest losing streak in almost four years. Investors ditched rate-sensitive and growth names, spooked by higher oil prices and nerves ahead of inflation data.

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Drops 1.3% as $100 Oil Revives RBA Rate-Hike Fears

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Drops 1.3% as $100 Oil Revives RBA Rate-Hike Fears

Australian stocks took a sharp dive Thursday, the S&P/ASX 200 sliding 1.3% to close at 8,629.00. Oil’s sprint past $100 a barrel—fueled by attacks on Middle East tankers—clipped a brief two-day rally and triggered a pullback in both banks and miners. Energy shares bucked the drop, finishing stronger than the rest.
Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Edges Higher as Miners Rally and AI Deals Catch Fire (5 December 2025)

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Edges Higher as Miners Rally and AI Deals Catch Fire (5 December 2025)

Australia’s stock market ended Friday slightly higher, capping a largely directionless week but revealing some powerful under‑the‑surface themes – resurgent resources stocks, a headline‑grabbing AI infrastructure deal, and rising debate over whether the Reserve Bank of Australia has really finished tightening.