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.

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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.
12 March 2026
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Australia stock market jumps as miners rally, tech gets slammed; Xero sinks

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

Australian shares ended Wednesday on a strong note, propelled by gains in miners and banks despite a sharp drop in tech stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.8% to 8,927. Materials surged 3.6% and energy rose 3.0%, while information technology plunged 9.4%. Yancoal Australia led the charge, jumping 9%, but Xero tumbled 15.9% and WiseTech Global dropped 10.7%.
4 February 2026
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