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Investment News 11 January 2026 - 12 January 2026

CSL share price ticks higher — but the real test is Feb 11

CSL share price ticks higher — but the real test is Feb 11

Sydney, Jan 12, 2026, 17:26 AEDT — Market closed. CSL Ltd (CSL.AX) shares closed up 0.46% at A$175.10 on Monday, adding 81 Australian cents from Friday’s close, according to market data. About 376,000 shares traded. The move was not big, but it lands with a date looming. CSL is scheduled to report half-year results and announce an interim dividend on Feb. 11, the company’s calendar shows. (CSL Limited) That update will get combed for signs the group’s core plasma business is steadying and that Seqirus, its vaccines arm, is no longer the swing factor it has been. Traders will also
12 January 2026
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Westpac stock edges up as Aussie banks lift the market; two February dates loom for WBC

Westpac stock edges up as Aussie banks lift the market; two February dates loom for WBC

Sydney, Jan 12, 2026, 17:16 AEDT — After-hours Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX) shares rose 0.5% to close at A$38.08 on Monday, having fluctuated between A$37.72 and A$38.41 during the session. The stock remains roughly 2% lower year to date in 2026. (Investing.com) The shift was minor, but the timing is crucial. Australian bank stocks now serve as a fast gauge for rates, funding expenses, and the intensity of competition among lenders for home loans. Investors watching Westpac are fixated on just two issues. Will the net interest margin—the difference between what the bank earns on loans versus what it pays
12 January 2026
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BHP stock slides as Rio-Glencore deal talk puts miners back in play

BHP stock slides as Rio-Glencore deal talk puts miners back in play

Sydney, Jan 12, 2026, 17:14 AEDT — Market closed. BHP Group Ltd shares ended Monday down 2.54% at A$46.51, slipping for most of the session as investors digested renewed chatter of major deals stirring the mining sector. The decline is significant since BHP remains the benchmark for Australia’s mining sector. The fresh talk of consolidation arrives as investors scramble to gauge “what’s next” following a year marked by fits-and-starts in dealmaking. Copper is back in the spotlight. Used in wiring and power grids, it’s the scarce metal that executives and bankers say big miners are eager to control more of.
12 January 2026
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Builders FirstSource stock jumps 12% as Trump’s mortgage-bond push rewires the housing trade

Builders FirstSource stock jumps 12% as Trump’s mortgage-bond push rewires the housing trade

New York, Jan 11, 2026, 21:03 EST — Market closed Builders FirstSource Inc (BLDR) shares closed up about 12% on Friday, snapping the stock back into the center of the rate-sensitive housing trade. The stock ended at $124.66, up $13.37 from Thursday’s close. (Nasdaq) The company sells structural building products and components to homebuilders and remodelers, a business that can speed up or stall with mortgage rates. Builders FirstSource calls itself the nation’s largest supplier of structural building products and value‑added components for residential construction and repair work. (bldr.com) Now it’s a timing game. Investors will be watching whether cheaper
12 January 2026
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Woodside Energy Group Ltd stock rises on ASX as oil firms; traders eye Jan 28 report

Woodside Energy Group Ltd stock rises on ASX as oil firms; traders eye Jan 28 report

SYDNEY, Jan 12, 2026, 10:59 AEDT — Regular session Shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (WDS.AX) climbed 1.23% to close at A$23.88 on Monday, gaining A$0.29 from the previous session. The stock fluctuated between A$23.78 and A$24.08 throughout the day. (Investing.com) The rally followed a stronger oil market, with crude bouncing back late last week amid supply concerns sparked by unrest in Iran and attacks related to the Ukraine war. “The recent rebound in oil prices” has provided support, noted Milad Azar, a market analyst at XTB MENA. (Reuters) Energy stocks kicked off the day higher on the Australian market,
12 January 2026
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Zip Co stock jumps on Trump credit-card rate cap talk as ASX:ZIP gets fresh bid

Zip Co stock jumps on Trump credit-card rate cap talk as ASX:ZIP gets fresh bid

Sydney, 12 January 2026, 10:57 AEDT — Regular session Shares of Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) climbed up to 6.4%, hitting A$3.80 by 10:42 a.m. AEDT on Monday. The rise continued from an early jump at the open, with buy-now-pay-later stocks gaining ground in consumer finance. (Market Index) This matters because Zip’s stock reacts heavily to sentiment around U.S. consumer credit, not just its own performance. Changes in card lending rules or pricing can alter the borrower pool BNPL companies target, as well as how much it costs to fund them. This comes at a tricky time for investors assessing
12 January 2026
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Archer Aviation stock (ACHR) in focus: what traders watch before Monday’s open

Archer Aviation stock (ACHR) in focus: what traders watch before Monday’s open

New York, January 11, 2026, 18:44 EST — Market closed Archer Aviation Inc (NYSE: ACHR) shares closed at $8.81 on Friday, up 1.2%, after trading between $8.56 and $8.98 on volume of about 60.2 million shares. The stock was up 8.4% from a week earlier, Fintel data showed. (Fintel) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, the question into Monday is whether the latest run in advanced-air-mobility stocks holds up, or fades once traders get back to earnings, rates and risk limits. These names can gap on thin news. Investors are looking for signs Archer can turn engineering milestones into
12 January 2026
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Blackstone stock (BX) closes higher — what to watch after Trump’s housing push and a Barclays call

Blackstone stock (BX) closes higher — what to watch after Trump’s housing push and a Barclays call

New York, Jan 11, 2026, 16:19 EST — Market closed. Blackstone Inc. shares jumped 1.49% to close at $157.62 on Friday, beating the broader market gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.65%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.48% that day. Trading volume hit around 2.8 million shares, falling short of the stock’s 50-day average. Despite Friday’s uptick, the shares still sit more than 17% below their September 52-week peak. (MarketWatch) This shift is significant as investors scramble to factor in rapid changes in U.S. housing policy into real-estate-related assets, all while preparing for earnings from alternative-asset managers. For Blackstone,
11 January 2026
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Sensex’s five-day slide puts 12 BSE 100 stocks in a rare losing streak as VIX drops

Sensex’s five-day slide puts 12 BSE 100 stocks in a rare losing streak as VIX drops

MUMBAI, January 12, 2026, 02:34 IST Twelve stocks in India’s BSE 100 index dropped in each of the five trading days ending Jan. 9, with Suzlon Energy losing about 9% during that span, according to data compiled by ETMarkets.com. The Sensex fell 2.55% to 83,576.24 over the same period, while the stocks that kept sliding posted total declines ranging from roughly 3% to 9%, the report noted. (The Economic Times) The streak is key as traders try to decide if the early-year jitters are just noise or a wider risk reset tied to U.S. trade and interest rates. The Cboe
11 January 2026
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Disney stock on Monday watch: Iger’s China meeting, CES ad tools and a Jan. 15 dividend

Disney stock on Monday watch: Iger’s China meeting, CES ad tools and a Jan. 15 dividend

New York, Jan 11, 2026, 15:49 (ET) — Market closed. Shares of Walt Disney Co (DIS) climbed 1.5%, closing Friday at $115.88. Investors digested a Reuters report that CEO Bob Iger met with China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in Beijing. Ding urged Iger to boost Disney’s investment in China, where Iger said the company remains “full of confidence in China’s development” and plans to continue expanding its presence. Notably, China limits Hollywood imports to 10 films annually, with analysts estimating Hollywood movies make up roughly 5% of the country’s total box office revenue. (Reuters) Why it matters now: Disney depends
11 January 2026
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Reliance Industries stock set for Monday test after Ambani’s ₹7 trillion Gujarat pledge, Jio AI push

Reliance Industries stock set for Monday test after Ambani’s ₹7 trillion Gujarat pledge, Jio AI push

Mumbai, Jan 12, 2026, 02:07 IST — Market session ended. Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.NS) will draw attention when Indian markets open Monday, after chairman Mukesh Ambani committed ₹7 trillion in investments across Gujarat over the next five years. He revealed a major push into clean energy and data centres, including what he described as India’s largest AI-ready data centre in Jamnagar. The announcement came during a state business conference on Sunday. (The Economic Times) The announcement gives investors a fresh figure to factor in, just as the stock is already acting like a macro proxy, reacting sharply to oil and
11 January 2026
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Siemens stock heads into Monday near highs — here’s what could move SIEGn next

Siemens stock heads into Monday near highs — here’s what could move SIEGn next

Frankfurt, Jan 11, 2026, 21:07 CET — Market closed Shares of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SIEGn.DE) closed Friday at 254.20 euros, gaining 0.95%. For the week, the stock rose roughly 5% on the Xetra exchange. (Investing.com) Timing is crucial here since Siemens acts as a barometer for risk appetite in Europe: if rate-cut expectations strengthen, industrial stocks usually get a boost. But when bond yields spike, these shares often take a sharp hit. The upcoming session kicks off with macroeconomic factors taking the lead, while Siemens faces a packed corporate calendar stretching into February. This mix can quickly shift flows in and
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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