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Investing News 6 January 2026

Transurban Group Ltd stock slides after ASX close as inflation test nears — what to know

Transurban Group Ltd stock slides after ASX close as inflation test nears — what to know

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 18:50 AEDT — After-hours Transurban Group Ltd shares closed down 2.4% at A$13.70 on Tuesday, after touching an intraday low of A$13.63 and failing to hold above A$14.00, a level some short-term traders treat as a near-term line in the sand. The toll-road operator’s stapled securities — a share-and-trust unit that trade together as one line on the market — moved lower as investors positioned for Australia’s November consumer price data due on Wednesday, a release that can reset interest-rate expectations. ABC That matters because long-duration infrastructure stocks often react to shifts in bond yields, which
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Liontown Limited (ASX:LTR) stock jumps to 52-week high as lithium prices rebound

Liontown Limited (ASX:LTR) stock jumps to 52-week high as lithium prices rebound

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 18:43 AEDT — Market closed Liontown Limited stock jumped 14.8% on Tuesday to end at A$1.94, its highest level in 52 weeks, as investors piled back into lithium names. Investing.com Battery-metals sentiment has improved after a boom in grid storage lifted demand expectations for 2026 and helped pull lithium prices off last year’s lows, a Reuters analysis said. Energy storage demand for lithium grew 71% in 2025 and is expected to rise another 55% in 2026; “rapid growth” in storage demand has “surpassed expectations,” said Jinyi Su, an analyst at consultancy Fubao. Reuters Australia’s benchmark ASX
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South32 stock jumps as copper hits record highs — what investors watch before the Jan. 22 update

South32 stock jumps as copper hits record highs — what investors watch before the Jan. 22 update

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 18:24 AEDT — After-hours South32 Ltd (S32.AX) shares rose 3.28% to A$3.78 on Tuesday after touching an intraday high of A$3.81, data from Intelligent Investor showed. The stock, up A$0.12 from its prior close, is among the most closely watched ASX metals names because of its exposure to commodities including copper and aluminium. Intelligent Investor The broader S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.5%, while the basic materials sector led gains, up 1.5%, an ABC market wrap showed. ABC That split matters now as investors reposition around industrial metals into a heavy stretch of scheduled reporting for
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Evolution Mining stock ends higher as gold hits a one-week high; EVN investors eye Jan 21 update

Evolution Mining stock ends higher as gold hits a one-week high; EVN investors eye Jan 21 update

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 18:22 AEDT — Market closed Evolution Mining Ltd (EVN.AX) shares closed up 0.2% at A$12.82 on Tuesday, steadying near the top of their 52-week range as gold pushed higher. The stock traded between A$12.68 and A$13.04 and remains just below a 52-week high of A$13.30. Investing.com The timing matters for gold miners because bullion’s latest leg higher is being driven by shifting U.S. rate expectations, a macro lever that can move sentiment quickly. For Evolution, it also lands ahead of a scheduled quarterly update that investors will use to test production momentum and costs against guidance.
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Telstra share price slips as rate-hike bets rise — what to watch before CPI and Feb earnings

Telstra share price slips as rate-hike bets rise — what to watch before CPI and Feb earnings

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 18:17 AEDT — Market closed Telstra Group Ltd shares closed down 0.4% at A$4.82 on Tuesday, after trading between A$4.79 and A$4.85. The stock finished 2 Australian cents below its prior close of A$4.84. Investing.com The drift lower comes as investors brace for Australia’s monthly consumer price index report for November, due on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Markets have priced a 39% chance of an interest-rate hike as soon as February, while economists forecast inflation easing to 3.7% from 3.8% and the trimmed mean — a core gauge that strips out extreme price moves — staying above
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Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price slips at close as CPI looms; what investors watch next

Woolworths (ASX:WOW) share price slips at close as CPI looms; what investors watch next

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 18:10 AEDT — Market closed Woolworths Group Ltd shares (WOW.AX) ended down 0.46% at A$28.84 on Tuesday, after moving between A$28.77 and A$29.20 in the session. Woolworths Group The small decline still matters now because investors are positioning for Australia’s key inflation update on Wednesday, which can quickly reset bets on interest rates and household spending. Supermarkets can look defensive in choppy markets, but their margins and volumes still respond to shifts in costs and consumer confidence. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.5% as bank losses outweighed gains in miners, while attention turned to the November consumer
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Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Northern Star Resources stock: NST share price edges up as Jan 22 cost update nears

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:45 AEDT — Market closed Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) shares closed up 0.8% at A$25.15 on Tuesday. Australian Securities Exchange The miner last week cut its FY26 production guidance — its forecast for annual output — to 1.6 million-1.7 million ounces from 1.7 million-1.85 million after a softer December quarter. Northern Star put gold sales for the quarter at about 348,000 ounces, taking first-half sales to about 729,000 ounces, and said lower sales were expected to weigh on costs, with revised cost guidance — its expected costs per ounce — due with the Jan.
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Lynas Rare Earths stock rises as NdPr prices slip and a January update looms

Lynas Rare Earths stock rises as NdPr prices slip and a January update looms

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:54 (AEDT) — After-hours Lynas Rare Earths Ltd shares ended Tuesday up 1.4% at A$13.15, after trading between A$12.87 and A$13.37. The move matters now because Lynas is one of the few large, listed suppliers of separated rare earth products outside China, and the market remains sensitive to any shift in supply-chain politics around critical minerals. Reuters Pricing screens were mixed. Praseodymium-neodymium oxide — known as NdPr, a key input for permanent magnets in electric motors — slipped 0.4% in China on Jan. 6, Shanghai Metals Market data showed. Macro nerves have not gone away, and
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Woodside Energy stock edges higher as oil dips; investors watch Jan 28 update

Woodside Energy stock edges higher as oil dips; investors watch Jan 28 update

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:59 AEDT — Market closed Woodside Energy Group Ltd (WDS.AX) shares ended 0.8% higher at A$23.52 on Tuesday, after trading between A$23.31 and A$23.59. The stock had fallen about 1.4% a day earlier, after touching an intraday high of A$24.01. The move matters because Woodside’s share price remains tightly tethered to shifts in crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG), the super-chilled fuel shipped by tanker. Energy traders have been recalibrating supply expectations, keeping day-to-day volatility elevated. That sensitivity is coming back to the fore as investors look ahead to Woodside’s next production update later this
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Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Macquarie shares buck weak ASX as investors eye Qube deadline and May results

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 17:18 (AEDT) — Market closed. Macquarie Group shares ended Tuesday up 1.68% at A$206.76, outperforming a broader market that finished lower. Investing.com Australia The gain mattered because it came as the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.52%, underscoring selective buying in the financials-heavy tape after the holiday lull. Investing.com Australia With no fresh company filing in the past two days, traders pointed to positioning and catalyst-watching rather than headline-driven flow, as investors return to desks and reset risk into January. Macquarie remains a bellwether for sentiment toward investment banks and asset managers in Australia, with earnings still
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BlueScope Steel stock jumps 21% on A$30 takeover bid — the next catalyst investors are watching

BlueScope Steel stock jumps 21% on A$30 takeover bid — the next catalyst investors are watching

SYDNEY, Jan 6, 2026, 16:58 AEDT — Market closed BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX:BSL) shares closed up 20.57% at A$29.48 on Tuesday after Australian conglomerate SGH and U.S. steelmaker Steel Dynamics confirmed an approach to buy the company for A$30 a share in cash. Investing.com+1 The move pulled the stock to within about 1.7% of the indicative price, leaving traders to price the risk that talks fail — and the chance the bidders lift their offer. The last close before the rally was A$24.45. Investing.com+1 The timing matters because BlueScope has been arguing its cash flow and earnings power are set
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PLS Group stock jumps near a 52-week high as lithium prices spike — what investors watch next

PLS Group stock jumps near a 52-week high as lithium prices spike — what investors watch next

SYDNEY, Jan 6, 2026, 16:59 AEDT — Market closed PLS Group Limited shares jumped 9.5% on Tuesday to A$4.84, closing near a 52-week high as lithium-linked stocks held their ground while the broader market slipped. The S&P/ASX 200 ended down 0.5%, but materials gained 1.5%, an ABC market wrap showed. Intelligent Investor+1 The move matters because lithium markets have become a live macro trade again after a long oversupply-driven slump, and investors are quick to reprice miners on any sign of tightening fundamentals. Reuters reported demand growth from grid-scale battery storage — large batteries used to store power for the
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Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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