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LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 14, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 14, 2026, 11:17 AM EDT Most Russell Group Schools Join £182m Defence Alliance; Cambridge, Imperial, LSE Out July 14, 2026, 10:46 AM EDT. Nineteen Russell Group schools have signed on to the new £182 million Defence Universities Alliance, part of 35 institutions aiming to grow research, cyber security, AI and robotics expertise. Cambridge, Imperial College London, LSE, Southampton and Leeds did not sign up. The alliance, unveiled by Defence Minister Luke Pollard, connects universities, government and industry on defence skills and career tracks for students. 19 Russell Group universities join
July 14, 2026
IAG Shares Near A$8 Before ASX Open—The Weather-Cost Test Investors Are Watching
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IAG Shares Near A$8 Before ASX Open—The Weather-Cost Test Investors Are Watching

Insurance Australia Group Ltd was marked at A$7.99 after Monday’s close, down 0.25%, as the insurer headed into Tuesday’s ASX session with investors weighing last week’s strategy reset against weather-claims and deal-risk questions. The ASX was still in pre-open; normal trading starts around 09:59:45 Sydney time and runs to 16:00. The move was small beside the wider market’s drop. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 125.5 points, or 1.45%, to 8,505.3 on Monday, leaving defensive financial names in focus before the next open.
May 19, 2026
Elders Drops 23% in Sydney Despite Higher Profit as Investors React to Costs
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Elders Drops 23% in Sydney Despite Higher Profit as Investors React to Costs

Elders Limited shares are facing another test at Tuesday’s open after sliding 22.92% to A$5.55 on Monday. Investors shrugged off a stronger first-half profit, focusing on higher technology and corporate costs for the Australian agribusiness group. Shares finished down A$1.65, according to market data from Intelligent Investor. ASX cash market sat in pre-open at the dateline, with normal trading scheduled for 9:59 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. AEST. That leaves Monday’s close as the last price, following a sharp shift in the market.
May 19, 2026
Woolworths Shares Hold Steady as Discount Worries Persist
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Woolworths Shares Hold Steady as Discount Worries Persist

Woolworths Group Ltd goes into Tuesday’s ASX trade with its stock flat and new questions about supermarket discounting. Fresh analysis of discount offers from Woolworths and Coles landed a few days after Coles lost a Federal Court pricing fight. Woolworths’ investor page showed the stock at A$32.98 at 4:49 p.m. AEST on Monday, unchanged for the session. Shares moved between A$32.83 and A$33.23. The market was still in pre-open on Tuesday. The ASX pre-open window goes from 7:00 a.m. up to just before 10:00 a.m. in Sydney, then regular trading kicks off at 9:59:45 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. That meant the latest Woolworths price on hand was from Monday's close.
May 19, 2026
South32 Drops in Early Trading Ahead of ASX After $100m Copper Plan Raises Cost Worries
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South32 Drops in Early Trading Ahead of ASX After $100m Copper Plan Raises Cost Worries

South32 Ltd is expected to resume trading in Sydney after tumbling earlier. Investors are looking at a new copper expansion plan in Chile, but the mood is cautious with project costs still in focus and a wider downturn for Australian mining stocks. South32 shares closed at A$4.03 on Monday, falling 18 cents, or 4.28%. Roughly 17.7 million shares changed hands. The ASX cash market is open from 9:59 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney. The stock wasn’t trading locally yet on Tuesday at the dateline cut.
May 19, 2026
Why Wesfarmers Shares Are Near a Low — and the June Date Investors Will Watch
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Why Wesfarmers Shares Are Near a Low — and the June Date Investors Will Watch

Wesfarmers Ltd shares slipped on Monday, leaving the Bunnings and Kmart owner close to its 52-week low as Australia’s benchmark sharemarket fell to a seven-week trough. Wesfarmers closed at A$71.26, down 0.57%, while the S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.45% to 8,505.3. The timing matters because Tuesday trade had not opened at publication. Normal ASX trading runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time on business days, and market-hours data listed May 19 as a regular session, leaving Monday’s close as the latest market price investors carry into the new day.
May 19, 2026
Computershare Shares Climb as ASX Drops, Traders Move Into CPU
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Computershare Shares Climb as ASX Drops, Traders Move Into CPU

Computershare Limited climbed 3.28% to A$32.09 on Monday, standing out as buyers kept interest in the share registry group while sellers controlled most of the Australian market. The shares moved from A$31.36 to A$32.35 during the session. Volume was heavy at 2.26 million shares, over twice the average. ASX shares slipped as the S&P/ASX 200 lost 125.5 points, or 1.45%, to 8,505.3, and the All Ordinaries shed 1.52%. Oil-led inflation concerns and Iran tensions weighed on risk, pulling the broader tape lower. The move stood out.
May 18, 2026
Orica slips in dividend week, stock draws trader focus
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Orica slips in dividend week, stock draws trader focus

Orica Limited dropped 2.3% on Monday, ending a five-day run, with the stock closing at A$22.52 as the S&P/ASX 200 hit a seven-week low. Investors sold off industrials and materials stocks ahead of the explosives maker’s dividend cut-off. Orica traded between A$22.46 and A$22.86. Orica goes ex-dividend May 21, so if you buy after that you won’t get the next payout. The company set a 28.5-cent interim dividend, payable July 3 to shareholders on record at the May 22 close.
May 18, 2026
Lynas Rare Earths spikes on China supply risk; ASX down
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Lynas Rare Earths spikes on China supply risk; ASX down

Lynas Rare Earths heads into Tuesday’s pre-open in Sydney after closing up 5.46% to A$18.93 on Monday, standing out as a winner in mining while the ASX200 slid 1.45%. Rare earths are metals needed for magnets, chips, EVs, and defense equipment. The focus now is on how non-Chinese supply is valued, not just daily price moves. The ASX was still in pre-open at this point; regular trading starts just before 10 a.m. in Sydney. May 19 does not appear on the exchange’s 2026 market holiday list.
May 18, 2026
PLS shares stay at A$6 after ASX slump, lithium traders look to Tuesday
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PLS shares stay at A$6 after ASX slump, lithium traders look to Tuesday

PLS Group Limited closed Monday at A$6.00, slipping 0.17% on the day after moving in a range from A$5.94 to A$6.10. The stock held steadier than Core Lithium and Liontown on the ASX. It finished below its A$6.59 52-week high, well above its A$1.07 low, putting the company’s market cap near A$19.33 billion. PLS is back in focus before Tuesday’s open. It isn’t just a lithium laggard story now. Investors want to see if the lithium rally can hold up while the broader Australian market struggles, not just if the company can move more ore.
May 18, 2026
Telstra Stock Bucks ASX Rout as Buyback Tops A$1.12 Billion
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Telstra Stock Bucks ASX Rout as Buyback Tops A$1.12 Billion

Telstra Group Ltd shares rose in a falling Australian market on Monday, closing up 0.56% at A$5.41 as a late filing showed the telecom operator kept buying back stock. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.45% to 8,505.3 points, hit by profit warnings from Brambles and Elders. The move mattered because investors had little appetite for earnings shocks on Monday. Telstra’s appeal was simpler: recurring phone and internet revenue, a visible buyback, and a dividend story that has held up better than many cyclical trades.
May 18, 2026
Xero Stock to Watch After A$550 Million Buyback, Melio Margin Concerns
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Xero Stock to Watch After A$550 Million Buyback, Melio Margin Concerns

Xero Limited shares slipped 2.0% to A$78.07 on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s ASX session. The accounting-software maker’s stock tracked between A$78.04 and A$82.16, staying above its 52-week low but still well under last year’s peak. Investors are sizing up Xero’s planned A$550 million share buyback against softer profit and slimmer margins as its U.S. push continues. Xero XRO.AX pulled back after Friday’s jump, when the shares surged 8.67% to close at A$80.07, putting the stock near the top of the S&P/ASX 200. The swings have traders weighing if a U.S. expansion and payments bet can counter Xero’s short-term drag from absorbing Melio.
May 18, 2026
Suncorp Steady as ASX Drops; Buyback Moves to Fore
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Suncorp Steady as ASX Drops; Buyback Moves to Fore

Suncorp Group Ltd shares were little changed going into Tuesday’s Sydney trade. The insurer said it was moving ahead with another tranche of its on-market buy-back, pushing its capital return near the A$400 million cap. Suncorp shares slipped 0.11% to finish at A$17.47 on Monday, with the stock moving from A$17.41 to A$17.76 and about 2.49 million shares trading hands. The company's latest buy-back notice said 497,942 shares were bought on the last trading day. The on-market buy-back has the company buying its own stock through the exchange.
May 18, 2026
Transurban Shares Slip as ASX Rout Puts Toll-Road Safe Haven to the Test
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Transurban Shares Slip as ASX Rout Puts Toll-Road Safe Haven to the Test

Transurban Group shares fell on Monday but outperformed a sharp selloff in Australian equities, leaving investors to weigh the toll-road operator’s steady cash flows against higher bond yields and pressure on household travel. The stock closed at A$14.48, down 12 cents, or 0.82%, after trading between A$14.31 and A$14.66. Volume was 6.69 million shares, above Google Finance’s listed average of 5.11 million.
May 18, 2026
Northern Star Shares Slip While Gold Miners Face Pressure
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Northern Star Shares Slip While Gold Miners Face Pressure

Northern Star Resources Ltd shares slid 2.44% to A$20.00 on Monday, hitting an intraday low of A$19.53. The stock moved in line with other gold miners. Market cap was about A$28.6 billion and 5.31 million shares changed hands. Gold miners are under pressure as higher bond yields make gold look less appealing. The metal doesn’t pay interest, so when yields go up, gold gets compared less favorably. Spot gold nudged up 0.2% Monday, after touching its lowest since March 30. U.S. gold futures slipped 0.1% at settlement. Jim Wyckoff at American Gold Exchange said the weaker dollar was good for gold, but said rising yields could cap gains.
May 18, 2026
Evolution Mining Stock Just Fell 4.6% — Why Tuesday’s ASX Open Matters
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Evolution Mining Stock Just Fell 4.6% — Why Tuesday’s ASX Open Matters

Evolution Mining fell sharply at Monday’s close, caught in a broad sell-off across Australian gold miners as investors marked down resource stocks and questioned whether bullion’s strong run can keep carrying earnings. The ASX-listed miner closed down 4.56% at A$11.93, with turnover of about 9 million shares. The stock is now well below its 52-week high of A$17.75, even though its market value remains above A$24 billion, latest market data showed.
May 18, 2026
Santos Shares Rise After Alaska Oil Moves, Traders Eye Tuesday Open
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Santos Shares Rise After Alaska Oil Moves, Traders Eye Tuesday Open

Santos shares jumped 2.66% to A$8.09 on Monday, lifted by news that oil is now flowing at the Pikka project in Alaska. The stock got as high as A$8.12 after the company confirmed “first oil” from the field. Santos heads into Tuesday’s ASX session with fresh momentum. Energy shares rose on Monday even as the wider Australian market lost ground. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 1.45% to 8,505.3, but the energy sector added 1.46% as crude prices climbed and Woodside Energy advanced, ABC News reported.
May 18, 2026
ANZ Shares Slip Again, And Tuesday’s RBA Signals May Decide What Comes Next
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ANZ Shares Slip Again, And Tuesday’s RBA Signals May Decide What Comes Next

ANZ Group Holdings shares head into Tuesday’s Australian session on the back foot after the lender slipped in a wider selloff that dragged the local benchmark to a seven-week low. The stock closed Monday at A$35.06, down 15 cents, or 0.43%. It was not a big fall in isolation. It mattered because bank shares are being watched again as investors reprice higher interest rates, mortgage demand and the risk that some borrowers start to fray.
May 18, 2026
Goodman Group Shares Slide Before a Data-Centre Update Investors Can’t Ignore
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Goodman Group Shares Slide Before a Data-Centre Update Investors Can’t Ignore

Goodman Group shares fell hard on Monday, closing at A$30.12, down 4.02%, as a bond-yield driven selloff hit Australian real estate stocks. The stock ended at its session low after trading as high as A$31.34, with volume at about 3.85 million securities. The ASX was closed at the dateline, ahead of its regular Tuesday session; normal trading hours run from 9:59 a.m. to 4 p.m. AEST.
May 18, 2026
Aristocrat Stock Holds Its Rally as Buyback and Dividend Dates Put ALL Shares in Focus
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Aristocrat Stock Holds Its Rally as Buyback and Dividend Dates Put ALL Shares in Focus

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd slipped on Monday but held most of last week’s earnings-led jump, closing at A$51.40 after trading between A$51.00 and A$52.69. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.45% to 8,505.31, leaving the gaming-machine maker’s move mild against the broader Australian market. That matters now because the stock is being repriced around capital returns as much as profit. Aristocrat shares jumped 13.28% on May 13 after the half-year result, and Monday’s close left them near that post-results level rather than back near the A$45.85 close seen before the report.
May 18, 2026
Fortescue slides with ASX mining stocks ahead of Tuesday open
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Fortescue slides with ASX mining stocks ahead of Tuesday open

Fortescue Ltd shares ended down almost 3% on Monday, dragged lower with other Australian miners as concerns about inflation and softer resource stocks put pressure on the S&P/ASX 200. The benchmark index slumped to a seven-week low, losing 1.45% to 8,505.3. Fortescue settled at A$21.95, off its previous A$22.60 close. BHP shares lost 2.8% to end at A$58.77 and Rio Tinto slipped 3.63% to A$179.01, showing the weakness was not just about Fortescue. The sector took a broad hit, with pressure going well beyond a single Fortescue filing or mine update.
May 18, 2026
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