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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

Australian shares closed nearly flat Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 down 3.9 points to 8,949.40 as investors awaited U.S.-Iran talks. Rio Tinto rose after reporting a 9% jump in first-quarter copper-equivalent output, but energy stocks fell. Brent crude traded near $95 a barrel, and the Australian dollar slipped to $0.715. ANZ reported consumer confidence at 64.3, near record lows, with inflation expectations at 7.1%.
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 shares fell 1.3% Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 closing at 8,629.00 after oil surged above $100 a barrel following attacks on Middle East fuel tankers. Financials dropped 1.5% and miners 1.7%, while energy stocks rose sharply. Traders now see a 75% chance of another Reserve Bank rate hike next week. The index is down over 6% in March, on track for its worst month since September 2022.
Australia stock market jumps as miners rally, tech gets slammed; Xero sinks

Australia stock market jumps as miners rally, tech gets slammed; Xero sinks

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.8% at 8,927, lifted by miners and energy stocks as materials surged 3.6%. Technology shares plunged, with Xero down 15.9% and WiseTech Global off 10.7%. The Reserve Bank raised rates by 25 basis points to 3.85%, its first hike in two years. Neuren Pharmaceuticals entered a trading halt.

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  • Bitmine Immersion Technologies Hits 5M ETH Holdings, Total Assets Reach $13.3 Billion
    April 27, 2026, 9:52 AM EDT. Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) surged past 5 million Ethereum tokens, marking a world record and representing 4.21% of the total ETH supply. The company's crypto and cash assets now total $13.3 billion. Bitmine acquired over 101,000 ETH last week alone, ramping up ETH buying to the highest rate since December 2025. Bitmine also leads in staking with 3.7 million ETH staked on its MAVAN platform, generating an annualized yield of about $363 million. Chairman Thomas Lee highlighted ETH's role as a "war-time store of value," outperforming major markets amid geopolitical tension. The firm eyes a 5% ETH supply target as it prepares MAVAN for broader institutional use, reinforcing Ethereum's growing influence in blockchain finance and AI applications.

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Micron Stock’s AI Memory Boom Reopens The $1 Trillion Question

Micron Stock’s AI Memory Boom Reopens The $1 Trillion Question

27 April 2026
Micron Technology shares rose 3% premarket Monday to near $497, valuing the company at about $567 billion. The stock gained after strong fiscal Q2 results, with revenue jumping to $23.86 billion and net income at $13.79 billion. Analysts cited high demand for Micron’s high-bandwidth memory used in AI chips, with new products shipping to Nvidia.
Meta Stock Faces $125 Billion AI Test as Bulls Float $1,000-Plus Targets

Meta Stock Faces $125 Billion AI Test as Bulls Float $1,000-Plus Targets

27 April 2026
Meta shares rose to $675.03 ahead of first-quarter earnings due April 29, valuing the company at $1.74 trillion. Meta has guided for Q1 revenue of $53.5–$56.5 billion and 2026 capital expenditures of up to $135 billion. Analysts project share prices could top $1,000 in coming years, but warn of regulatory and spending risks. Meta recently announced expanded use of Amazon Web Services for AI infrastructure.
Bitcoin Supply Shock? Saylor’s Latest Buy Puts Strategy Ahead Of BlackRock

Bitcoin Supply Shock? Saylor’s Latest Buy Puts Strategy Ahead Of BlackRock

27 April 2026
Strategy Inc. bought 3,273 bitcoin for $255 million last week, raising its total holdings to 818,334 BTC and keeping it ahead of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust. Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz warned that Strategy’s pace could strain supply. Bitcoin traded near $77,660 after nine days of U.S. spot ETF inflows. Strategy funded the purchase by selling 1.45 million shares through an at-the-market program.
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