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Stock Market News 8 January 2026

NAB share price rebounds as inflation debate shifts to Jan CPI and RBA decision

NAB share price rebounds as inflation debate shifts to Jan CPI and RBA decision

Sydney, January 8, 2026, 17:37 AEDT — Market closed National Australia Bank Limited shares ended up 1.0% at A$41.10 on Thursday, after trading between A$40.72 and A$41.14. The stock was last up A$0.41 on the day and remains below its 52-week high. MarketWatch The bounce comes as investors in Australian lenders try to work out whether the next move from…
8 January 2026
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Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) stock flat after performance rights lapse filing, Feb 17 results in focus

Reliance Worldwide (ASX:RWC) stock flat after performance rights lapse filing, Feb 17 results in focus

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 17:29 AEDT — Market closed Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd (ASX:RWC) shares ended flat at A$3.92 on Thursday, with about 15.7 million shares changing hands — roughly six times typical volume — after the company disclosed a small lapse in employee incentive securities. The stock traded between A$3.85 and A$3.96 and remains near the bottom of its…
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Why Macquarie Group stock (ASX:MQG) rose today: filings, funding and the next catalyst

Why Macquarie Group stock (ASX:MQG) rose today: filings, funding and the next catalyst

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 17:21 (AEDT) — Market closed Macquarie Group Ltd stock (MQG.AX) ended Thursday up 0.9% at A$208.69, after trading between A$206.56 and A$210.09. Turnover of about 557,000 shares was roughly half its three-month average, according to Investing.com. Investing The move comes as investors hunt for early clues on where the bank is putting money and how its…
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DroneShield Limited stock slips as JPMorgan drops off the 5% holder list — what investors watch next

DroneShield Limited stock slips as JPMorgan drops off the 5% holder list — what investors watch next

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 17:15 AEDT — Market closed DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) shares ended down 1.0% at A$3.85 on Thursday after a filing showed JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates had ceased to be a “substantial holder” of the counter-drone technology firm. The stock swung between A$3.62 and A$3.92 and traded about 21 million shares; it is still up…
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Westpac shares rebound after inflation cools — here’s what markets watch next

Westpac shares rebound after inflation cools — here’s what markets watch next

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 17:23 AEDT — Market closed Westpac Banking Corp shares (WBC.AX) last traded at A$38.01, up 1.3% on Thursday, paring losses from earlier in the week as investors weighed softer inflation against a still-wary central bank tone. Intelligent Investor The move matters because Australia’s big banks have been trading day-to-day as a proxy for the interest-rate path.…
8 January 2026
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Taiwan Taiex cracks 30,000 — but a lawmaker says TSMC is warping the market

Taiwan Taiex cracks 30,000 — but a lawmaker says TSMC is warping the market

TAIPEI, Jan 8, 2026, 13:53 (GMT+8) Taiwan’s stock rally drew political heat this week after a senior opposition lawmaker said the Taiex benchmark no longer reflects the broader market because it is dominated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, which he said accounts for more than 40% of total market value. “The market structure has lost its balance,” Kuomintang legislator Lin…
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IDFC First Bank shares rise after savings rate cut, as Nomura flags 23% upside

IDFC First Bank shares rise after savings rate cut, as Nomura flags 23% upside

Mumbai, January 8, 2026, 11:22 IST Shares of IDFC First Bank rose on Thursday after the lender cut savings account interest rates by up to 200 basis points (a basis point is 0.01 percentage point) and reshuffled balance slabs from Jan. 9. The stock was up nearly 2% at about 86 rupees by 10:45 a.m. IST, after climbing around 3%…
8 January 2026
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Mineral Resources shares slip after flirting with a 52-week high as China flags battery overcapacity

Mineral Resources shares slip after flirting with a 52-week high as China flags battery overcapacity

SYDNEY, Jan 8, 2026, 17:19 AEDT — Market closed Mineral Resources Ltd shares ended lower on Thursday after pushing to within a whisker of a 52-week high, a reminder that the rally in Australian lithium names is still a jittery one. The stock closed down 1.34% at A$56.49. Investing.com Australia The move matters now because MinRes has become a quick…
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ANZ stock edges up as RBA warns inflation still “too high”; Feb rate call back in focus

ANZ stock edges up as RBA warns inflation still “too high”; Feb rate call back in focus

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 17:13 AEDT — Market closed ANZ Group Holdings shares rose 0.7% to end at A$35.68 on Thursday, recovering a slice of the prior session’s slide as rate expectations swung back into view. Volume was about 4.1 million shares. MarketScreener The move followed comments from Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser, who said November’s inflation…
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CBA shares stop falling — but the next CPI print could jolt Commonwealth Bank stock

CBA shares stop falling — but the next CPI print could jolt Commonwealth Bank stock

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 16:50 AEDT — Market closed Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) closed up a fraction on Thursday, ending 0.03% higher at A$153.27 after swinging between A$152.45 and A$153.76. Turnover was about 1.0 million shares, after a 1.68% drop in the prior session. Investing Why it matters now: CBA is a rates stock in a market that…
8 January 2026
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Northern Star Resources stock drops 3% after UBS trims target as Jan. 22 update nears

Northern Star Resources stock drops 3% after UBS trims target as Jan. 22 update nears

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 16:51 AEDT — After-hours Northern Star Resources Ltd shares ended down 3% at A$24.60 on Thursday, after trading between A$24.57 and A$25.08. The stock is still up about 56% over the past year. StockAnalysis The slide came as UBS analyst Levi Spry trimmed his price target to A$29.45 from A$29.75 while keeping a buy rating, after…
8 January 2026
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CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) shares jump 2.6% as healthcare bounces; three dates investors circle

CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) shares jump 2.6% as healthcare bounces; three dates investors circle

SYDNEY, Jan 8, 2026, 16:50 AEDT — Market closed CSL Limited shares closed up 2.6% at A$174.45 on Thursday, after trading between A$172.03 and A$175.10. The stock is still down about 39% over the past year and has ranged between roughly A$168 and A$289 over that period. Investing The gain helped steady Australia’s heavyweight healthcare name as the S&P/ASX 200…
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