ASX:PLS 8 June 2026 - 29 June 2026

PLS drops as lithium rally stoked by China supply fears

PLS drops as lithium rally stoked by China supply fears

PLS Group Ltd. dropped Wednesday as a new round of selling hit Australian lithium stocks. Traders tracked news that China’s CATL cleared a major hurdle to restart a battery metals mine. PLS ended at A$4.70, off 3.29%. Core Lithium slid 12.1% and Liontown lost 4.25%. The S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.21% at 8,785.10. Timing is key here. PLS, which used to be Pilbara Minerals, stands out on the ASX as a straight lithium price play. But now the market is starting to ask if the latest run-up in battery metal prices has already tempted too much supply back onto the market.
July 8, 2026
PLS Group shares: light-volume bounce leaves shorts in play as lithium slips

PLS Group shares: light-volume bounce leaves shorts in play as lithium slips

PLS Group Limited ended Monday higher, but the gain was not backed by much trade. Google Finance showed 17.12 million shares changed hands, less than half the 37.95 million average volume, with the stock closing at A$5.08. The ASX was outside normal cash-market hours at publication; normal trading runs from 9:59 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time. That is the useful part of the tape. PLS rose 0.79% on a day when the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.68% to 8,823.4, but the stock remains 25% below its A$6.81 52-week high. Using Google Finance’s 3.22 billion shares outstanding, the fall from that high implies roughly A$5.6 billion in equity value has gone since the peak.
June 29, 2026
PLS share price: A$3.6 billion selloff tests Pilgangoora lithium expansion plan

PLS share price: A$3.6 billion selloff tests Pilgangoora lithium expansion plan

Australian cash equities were closed at the dateline before Monday’s session. ASX normal trading starts at 09:59:45 Sydney time and runs to 16:00, with closing auction activity after that. PLS Group Limited, the lithium producer formerly known as Pilbara Minerals, enters the new week with a market value near A$16.2 billion after Friday’s 6.3% fall to A$5.04. The stock’s drop from A$6.17 around its June 19 P2000 announcement to A$5.04 wiped about A$3.64 billion from market value, based on 3.221 billion shares on issue.
June 28, 2026
ASX ends week slightly down, but credit and resource sectors under pressure

ASX ends week slightly down, but credit and resource sectors under pressure

S&P/ASX 200 closed 15.5 points higher at 8,764.2 on Friday, up 0.18%. But the index still fell 64.5 points, or 0.73%, for the week. Friday’s lift made back less than a quarter of the week’s decline. Materials is coming off six straight down days, dropping 9.8% before a rebound on Friday, Market Index said. Energy slid 12% in the 10 sessions since June 11. All the leading early risers on the ASX 200 Friday were gold miners. Tech, defence and lithium names traded lower.
June 27, 2026
PLS Group shares sink, losing around A$1.1 billion as lithium prices tumble

PLS Group shares sink, losing around A$1.1 billion as lithium prices tumble

PLS Group Limited posted one of the clearer split moves among lithium names on the ASX into the weekend: a minor employee-share print, but the bigger hit came from the commodity side. The stock dropped 34 cents to close at A$5.04 on Friday, after touching a low of A$5.00, according to Google Finance data. PLS has lodged an application to quote 618,302 ordinary fully paid shares that were issued on June 17 under its employee incentive scheme. The shares had nil cash consideration. After this quotation, PLS has 3,221,617,827 ordinary shares on issue, according to the Appendix 2A released to the ASX.
June 26, 2026
PLS Group (ASX:PLS) slides 5% after P2000 approval wipes A$2.5b from value

PLS Group (ASX:PLS) slides 5% after P2000 approval wipes A$2.5b from value

PLS Group Limited dropped 4.95% Friday, far outpacing the S&P/ASX 200 index, which lost 0.68%. The index ended at 8,748.65. Pilbara Minerals shares have fallen from A$6.17 to A$5.38 after greenlighting A$175 million in early P2000 expansion spending. With 3.22 billion shares out, that’s wiped out about A$2.54 billion in market cap—roughly 14.5 times what the board signed off to spend.
June 25, 2026
PLS Group climbs after backing new digital lithium spot platform

PLS Group climbs after backing new digital lithium spot platform

PLS Group Limited picked up 3.5% on Wednesday, closing at A$5.66. Shares moved between A$5.29 and A$5.70 for the day. The stock is still down 8.6% over seven days. The lithium producer put out a conference presentation after Tuesday’s close. PLS highlighted supply reliability as the main issue facing the lithium market, according to Henderson’s June 23 keynote. While the company said demand from electric vehicles and battery storage was getting stronger, PLS said it’s still not clear how new supply will get to buyers.
June 24, 2026
PLS Share Price Slides 11% in Three Sessions—Here’s What’s Driving the Selloff

PLS Share Price Slides 11% in Three Sessions—Here’s What’s Driving the Selloff

PLS Group shares fell 1.1% to A$5.47 on Tuesday, extending their three-session loss to 11.3%. The stock traded between A$5.36 and A$5.62, with 25.3 million shares changing hands. The retreat gathered pace after the lithium producer approved about A$175 million of spending before a final investment decision on its P2000 expansion at Pilgangoora. Pre-FID spending means committing money to engineering, equipment and early construction work before the board formally sanctions the full project.
June 23, 2026
PLS Group (ASX:PLS) drops 6% in Sydney as lithium’s pullback pressures P2000 plans

PLS Group (ASX:PLS) drops 6% in Sydney as lithium’s pullback pressures P2000 plans

PLS Group Limited dropped 5.95% to close at A$5.53 on Monday. That put its loss over the last two sessions at 10.4%. Weak lithium prices continued to pressure shares, even as the miner talked up plans to speed up its P2000 expansion. The S&P/ASX 200 ended at 8,816.1, off just 0.16%. PLS was the big underperformer. The stock fell in line with the 6.13% decline in the benchmark price for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China, which ended at 157,000 yuan a tonne. It's not clear this was cause and effect, but the trading points to investors treating PLS as a bet on Chinese lithium, not just on its new capex. The benchmark is down 14.3% in the past month.
June 22, 2026
PLS Group Drops Almost 10% as A$175M P2000 Spend Weighs on Lithium Rally

PLS Group Drops Almost 10% as A$175M P2000 Spend Weighs on Lithium Rally

PLS Group Ltd closed down 4.7% at A$5.88 on Friday, bringing its five-day loss to 9.8% as investors looked at the company’s early spending on expanding Pilgangoora and the sharp drop across mining stocks. Trading volume reached 37.1 million shares. The stock hit a session low of A$5.77. PLS is putting money in before the project has full sign-off and all the numbers are clear. Shares have jumped roughly 354% in the past year, making the stock more sensitive to shifts in lithium pricing, build costs, or any changes to the production timeline.
June 21, 2026
PLS Group stock falls 9.8% in week as miner commits A$175 million to Pilgangoora expansion

PLS Group stock falls 9.8% in week as miner commits A$175 million to Pilgangoora expansion

PLS Group shares closed 4.7% lower on Friday as investors weighed a fresh capital commitment against a broad retreat in Australian mining stocks. The stock finished at A$5.88 while the materials sector led the wider market lower. The A$175 million is pre-final investment decision expenditure, or money committed before the board formally approves full construction. PLS said the work would preserve the timetable for P2000, which could lift Pilgangoora’s capacity to about 2 million tonnes a year of spodumene concentrate, the lithium-rich material sold to chemical processors.
June 19, 2026
PLS Group Shares Drop 3% to A$6.17 After China Lithium Futures Fall

PLS Group Shares Drop 3% to A$6.17 After China Lithium Futures Fall

PLS Group opens Friday trading on the ASX after shares finished 2.99% lower at A$6.17. The stock tracked a sharp drop in Chinese lithium prices and dragged Australian battery-metal names lower. Thursday’s loss outpaced the broader market’s 0.62% drop. PLS is trading well above its early 2026 levels, after hitting a record A$6.81 earlier this month. The stock has already factored in a big rebound for lithium, which is making the market more sensitive to any pullback in the commodity.
June 18, 2026
PLS Group edges higher after Ganfeng cuts stake, lithium still on radar

PLS Group edges higher after Ganfeng cuts stake, lithium still on radar

PLS Group traded higher Wednesday, outpacing the Australian market, after Ganfeng Lithium said it cut its stake in the lithium miner but would keep commercial links. The stock finished at A$6.36, gaining 17 cents, or 2.75%. The Australian market was already closed before Thursday's session. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.54%. Non-energy miners and other cyclical names pushed the index higher.
June 17, 2026
PLS Group Slips as Bell Potter Says Lithium Rally Priced In

PLS Group Slips as Bell Potter Says Lithium Rally Priced In

PLS Group Ltd ended 4.48% lower at A$6.19 on Tuesday as the ASX moved higher. There was no fresh company news, but lithium stocks pulled back after recent gains. Shares traded from A$6.13 to A$6.40 and closed down 29 cents. Figures from Google Finance, checked at 4:11 p.m. Sydney. Bell Potter has kept its Hold on PLS, but raised the price target to A$6.15 from A$5.50, according to The Bull’s market wrap. The new target is still a shade below PLS's last close. That signals much of the expected benefit from better lithium prices, cash flow and the Ngungaju restart might already be in the stock.
June 16, 2026
PLS Group Dips as Lithium Rally Hits Pause; Ngungaju Restart Draws Closer

PLS Group Dips as Lithium Rally Hits Pause; Ngungaju Restart Draws Closer

PLS Group Limited dropped 0.61% to close at A$6.48 on Monday, giving back some of Friday’s 9.76% jump that pushed ASX:PLS to A$6.52. Shares are close to the 52-week high of A$6.81 and are still up for the week. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.25% to 8,914.00, so PLS shares looked like a bit of profit-taking after the big move, not a reaction to weaker markets. PLS trades in Australia as a pure-play lithium stock. The company, which used to be called Pilbara Minerals, operates Pilgangoora in Western Australia and owns Colina in Brazil. Its business is tied to spodumene concentrate it sells to the battery market. On June 15, spot lithium carbonate in China was quoted at 170,500 yuan a
June 15, 2026
PLS Group Slides as Lithium Stocks Drop Even With Spodumene Price Up

PLS Group Stock Price: Lithium Rebound Lifts ASX:PLS as Ngungaju Restart Nears

Perth, June 14, 2026, 23:40. PLS Group Limited, formerly Pilbara Minerals, ended Friday’s ASX session at A$6.52, a 9.76% gain that put the lithium producer back near the top end of its recent trading range. The ASX page showed the latest company item on June 12 as a Change of Director’s Interest Notice, not a new operating update, so the share-price move appears more closely tied to lithium-market sentiment than to a fresh production disclosure.
June 14, 2026
PLS Group Stock Moves on Lithium Rally, Pilgangoora Draws Attention Again

PLS Group Stock Moves on Lithium Rally, Pilgangoora Draws Attention Again

PLS Group Limited jumped on Friday, gaining 9.8% to settle at A$6.52 as lithium shares rallied hard with Australian materials. Shares traded in a band from A$6.12 to A$6.52, ending just under the 52-week high. Market Index put turnover at around A$155.7 million. Lithium miners have seen wild swings recently. Materials stocks led gains as sector momentum outweighed any new earnings updates. The ASX 200 climbed 170.8 points, or 1.98%, to finish at 8,804.0, according to Market Index. Materials rose 4.06%. Lithium names kept up a run driven by commodity prices, as GFEX lithium carbonate futures rose 3.0% to CNY 176,560 per tonne. Lithium carbonate, a key battery material, is often watched for sentiment around the lithium space.
June 12, 2026
PLS Group Up 3% as Lithium Stocks Rise Even With ASX 200 Down

PLS Group Up 3% as Lithium Stocks Rise Even With ASX 200 Down

PLS Group Limited shares climbed on Thursday, beating the wider Australian market as lithium names bounced from earlier losses. The ASX-listed lithium producer ended at A$5.94, up 18 cents, or 3.13%. Shares traded between A$5.52 and A$5.96 during the session. S&P/ASX 200 ended down 20.1 points at 8,633.2, off 0.23%. The All Ordinaries slipped 0.23% to 8,836.7. Market Index said financials and tech stocks dragged the market, but materials were up 0.29%.
June 11, 2026
PLS Group Slides as Lithium Stocks Drop Even With Spodumene Price Up

PLS Group Slides as Lithium Stocks Drop Even With Spodumene Price Up

PLS Group Ltd dropped 1.71% to close at A$5.76 Wednesday, trading between A$5.68 and A$6.01. The stock fell as investors kept cutting lithium exposure, ignoring a higher spot price for spodumene. PLS slipped on a day when the broader Australian market ended up. Lithium stocks dropped again, but not because of a new production alert from the company. The move looked more like investors backing out of their positions. That played out even as Australian spodumene concentrate added 1.0% to US$2,420/t—Market Index said worries in the wider market and traders unwinding positions outweighed the price move. Pilbara Minerals, now known as PLS Group, slid 1.7%. Liontown was off 8.0%. PMET Resources fell 12.5%.
June 10, 2026
PLS Group stock drops as lithium major’s plant moves draw short-seller attention

PLS Group stock drops as lithium major’s plant moves draw short-seller attention

PLS Group Ltd closed down Tuesday. Traders looked at a fresh processing drive at Pilgangoora lithium, but the mood in resource stocks stayed weak. Short interest in the company climbed. The ASX-listed lithium producer ended at A$5.86, down 0.85% for the day, with shares changing hands between A$5.71 and A$5.90 by 4:11 p.m. in Sydney. About 29.95 million shares traded. The company’s market cap was near A$18.88 billion, Google Finance data show.
June 9, 2026
Pilbara Minerals Pauses for Holiday With Eyes on Lithium Move

Pilbara Minerals Pauses for Holiday With Eyes on Lithium Move

PLS Group shares look set for more pressure when trading resumes on Tuesday after falling 3.745% to A$5.910 at Friday’s close, slipping A$0.229 before the King’s Birthday holiday. The ASX cash market was shut on Monday for the public holiday. PLS, once called Pilbara Minerals, wants to prove it’s more than just a lithium ore miner. On Friday, it opened what the company says is Australia’s first mine-site lithium mid-stream processing plant at Pilgangoora, Western Australia. The plant will process mined material into a higher-value intermediate product, instead of just shipping ore, before battery chemicals are made.
June 8, 2026