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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 16.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 16, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 16, 2026, 5:36 AM EDT Monks Investment Trust (MNKS) Narrows NAV Discount as Performance Picks Up July 16, 2026, 5:34 AM EDT. Monks Investment Trust (MNKS) is showing better results this year, helped by names like TSMC, NVIDIA, SpaceX and Schiehallion. Managers are shifting the portfolio to handle an uncertain economy, spreading risk beyond this year’s AI rally but still eyeing strong growth stocks. MNKS trades at a mid-single-digit discount to NAV, with that gap getting tighter. The shrinking discount could keep going if investors stick with growth names and
July 16, 2026
Northern Star Resources Share Price Extends Slide as Output Warning and Gold Drop Bite
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Northern Star Resources Share Price Extends Slide as Output Warning and Gold Drop Bite

Northern Star Resources finished Friday’s session at A$18.50, slipping 2.43%. Another production warning from the Australian gold miner fueled the selling, while a further slide in gold prices added to the drag. Spot gold tumbled 1.8% to $4,563.64 an ounce Friday. Northern Star is pushing to keep the old mill at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, or KCGM, running through fiscal 2026, with a larger facility set to come online in early fiscal 2027. That stretch leaves the shares vulnerable—operational hiccups or a fresh gold swing could easily rattle the stock.
March 22, 2026
UK Stock Market Week Ahead: FTSE 100 Faces Oil Shock as BoE Rate Bets Jump

UK Stock Market Week Ahead: FTSE 100 Faces Oil Shock as BoE Rate Bets Jump

London shares start the week on the back foot. The FTSE 100 slid to 9,918.33 Friday, off 1.4%, with the FTSE 250 losing 1.0% to finish at 21,341.97—marking three weeks of declines in a row. Brent crude wrapped up at $112.19 a barrel, highest since July 2022. Analysts expect oil prices to keep climbing as trading resumes Monday. UK stocks are feeling the squeeze now as both inflation and interest rates bite. The Bank of England left rates at 3.75% on Thursday, warning that inflation might hit 3.5% in the next two quarters. Governor Andrew Bailey warned against jumping to conclusions about more rate hikes. On the other hand, Rob Wood at Pantheon Macroeconomics flagged that energy futures are getting
March 22, 2026
Australia Stock Market Week Ahead: ASX 200 Braces for CPI Test as Oil Shock Deepens
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Australia Stock Market Week Ahead: ASX 200 Braces for CPI Test as Oil Shock Deepens

Australian stocks are starting the week looking uncertain. The S&P/ASX 200 finished Friday at 8,428.4. Brent crude, meanwhile, wrapped up at $112.19 a barrel—marking its strongest close since July 2022. Wednesday brings February’s consumer price index, Australia’s key inflation number, set for release at 11:30 a.m. AEDT. The data arrives just after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s narrow 5-4 decision to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1%. “The domestic data flow alone justified a rate hike today,” said Commonwealth Bank economist Belinda Allen.
March 22, 2026
Why CSL Limited Stock Price Rose Even as the ASX Fell
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Why CSL Limited Stock Price Rose Even as the ASX Fell

CSL Limited climbed 2.9% to end the day at A$138.50, standing out among large caps as the ASX 200 slipped 0.82%. Healthcare names held up, with Sigma Healthcare and Telix Pharmaceuticals joining CSL in the green. CSL’s still working to calm investor nerves after the earnings shock and top-level exits hit in February. The company disclosed in a March 20 filing that it snapped up 111,215 shares the day prior, shelling out A$14.99 million and stretching its on-market buyback, which could reach as much as US$750 million.
March 22, 2026
Westpac Banking Corporation Stock Price Slides as Rate Fears Hit Australia’s Big Banks
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Westpac Banking Corporation Stock Price Slides as Rate Fears Hit Australia’s Big Banks

Sydney — It’s March 23, 2026, 03:09 AEDT. Westpac Banking Corp’s shares on the ASX dropped 1.05% Friday, settling at A$40.70 and leaving the stock about 6% beneath the A$43.32 high from Feb. 25. Investors have been stepping back from those late February highs with oil-fed inflation fears flaring up again, and talk swirling about where Australian rates could be headed next.
March 22, 2026
Woodside Energy Stock Price in Focus as Oil Hits Highest Since 2022 and Australia Eyes Gas Tax
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Woodside Energy Stock Price in Focus as Oil Hits Highest Since 2022 and Australia Eyes Gas Tax

Woodside Energy Group is likely to draw attention in Monday's Australian session, with Brent crude having ended Friday at levels last seen in July 2022. Reports say Canberra is looking into a possible tax targeting gas windfall profits. Shares of Woodside last settled at A$34.04, up 1.0% on the day and showing a 9.7% gain over the past five sessions. Why does it matter? Woodside finds itself at the intersection of surging oil and LNG prices and growing calls from lawmakers to extract more from exporters before Australia’s May budget. Asia spot LNG has jumped—Reuters notes prices have doubled to three-year highs since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran kicked off. Last year, Australia exported A$65 billion worth of LNG. On
March 22, 2026
BHP Stock Price Falls as CEO Bounce Fades, China Iron Ore Risks Linger
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BHP Stock Price Falls as CEO Bounce Fades, China Iron Ore Risks Linger

BHP Group Ltd's U.S. shares closed out Friday at $65.29, falling 3.09% and erasing the 0.9% uptick logged after the miner tapped Brandon Craig as chief executive earlier this week. With the bounce gone, the stock finds itself under renewed pressure as investors weigh the impact of the leadership shift. The timing is no accident. BHP’s earnings are now driven less by iron ore, with copper making up 51% of operating profit in February—a first. That shift powered a 22% jump in half-year underlying profit, which hit $6.2 billion after excluding one-offs.
March 22, 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock Price: CBA Shares Enter a Key Week After RBA Hike and Oil Shock
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock Price: CBA Shares Enter a Key Week After RBA Hike and Oil Shock

Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares slipped 0.97% to A$175.64 by Friday’s close, with the lender underperforming into Monday’s session. Investors have another stretch of rate and inflation surprises to contend with, but CBA fared better than NAB, Westpac and ANZ on the day. This is significant: CBA holds its spot as Australia’s biggest lender, and Friday’s A$943.4 million turnover underscored just how closely the market keeps tabs on it. The Reserve Bank’s latest rate hike, paired with renewed oil jitters over the weekend, has thrown investors back into the mix—debating if higher rates will boost bank margins more than they squeeze borrowers and strain households.
March 22, 2026
Technology News 22.03.2026
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Technology News 22.03.2026

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: March 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT AI cognitive offloading: adults atrophy, youths foreclose core skills March 22, 2026, 11:48 PM EDT. Over a year of reporting on cognitive offloading, the author argues AI reshapes thinking in age-specific ways. For a 45-year-old, using AI to summarize a paper is an efficiency gain on a task already learned; without AI, the ability remains, just slower. That's atrophy: weakened but recoverable. Citing Michael Gerlich, older participants show higher critical thinking with lower AI reliance, while 17-25 year-olds show the opposite. The likely explanation is biology: older adults offload tasks
March 22, 2026
SSE PLC Stock Price Slides Even After Ferrybridge Battery Goes Live

SSE PLC Stock Price Slides Even After Ferrybridge Battery Goes Live

SSE fell 3.02% to finish at 2,573 pence on Friday, caught up in a wider London selloff. The utility’s Ferrybridge battery site is now fully operational, it said, and 5.0 million new shares have been admitted for trading. SSE’s tumble stands out, coming so soon after the stock marked a 52-week high on March 17. On Friday, the shares fell hard, volume running above normal, just as British energy names came under pressure. Higher oil prices and traders’ revived expectations for Bank of England rate hikes shook the market.
March 21, 2026
Diageo Stock Price Ends Near 52-Week Low as Investors Wait for Turnaround Proof
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Diageo Stock Price Ends Near 52-Week Low as Investors Wait for Turnaround Proof

Diageo wrapped up Friday’s session at 1,400 pence, just above the day’s 1,381 pence low in London—leaving shares parked close to the lowest point in their 52-week stretch. That’s in focus now, with the market still working through Diageo’s February shake-up. The company lowered its outlook for fiscal 2026 organic sales—cutting the target to a 2%-3% drop, excluding impacts like currency, deals, and disposals. The interim dividend was slashed by half, down to 20 cents. Net debt? $21.7 billion. Chief Executive Dave Lewis, for his part, said a more detailed strategy will hit the board in the second quarter, with public details expected in the third.
March 21, 2026
IG Group Share Price Near Record High After U.S. Listing Review, Buyback and Outlook Lift
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IG Group Share Price Near Record High After U.S. Listing Review, Buyback and Outlook Lift

IG Group shares closed out Friday at 1,450 pence, holding onto most of the previous day’s rally after the online trading firm said it’s looking at a possible U.S. listing as part of its strategic review. Thursday saw the stock surge 6.25%, touching 1,477 pence at its peak, and notching an intraday jump of up to 8.6%, as IG Group also announced a £125 million buyback. IG is set to join the FTSE 100 next week, putting a spotlight on the firm just as London faces mounting pressure to stop listed companies from heading abroad in search of more capital. The company also raised its 2026 revenue growth guidance, now aiming for the upper end of its mid-to-high single-digit target,
March 21, 2026
British American Tobacco Stock Price Falls as BAT Buyback Fails to Shield Shares
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British American Tobacco Stock Price Falls as BAT Buyback Fails to Shield Shares

British American Tobacco dropped 1.0% to 4,311 pence at Friday’s close. The Lucky Strike maker was swept up in a broader rout, as the FTSE 100 slid 1.4% and London stocks notched a third consecutive weekly drop. That’s a key point—BAT has leaned on cash returns to reassure investors as it looks for momentum in vapes and nicotine pouches. Just this week, the group announced a fresh buyback tranche; only days before, it locked in a quarterly dividend of 61.26 pence. Still, the shares slipped.
March 21, 2026
Unilever PLC Share Price Rises After McCormick Food Talks Put €30 Billion Arm in Play
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Unilever PLC Share Price Rises After McCormick Food Talks Put €30 Billion Arm in Play

Unilever PLC finished Friday’s session up 0.47% at 4,595.5 pence, following word that it’s fielding an inbound offer for its Foods division and holding discussions with McCormick & Co. That was enough to lift the shares, which had been under pressure amid a swirl of spin-off chatter and deal rumors this week. Foods remains a big chunk of Unilever—the division posted €12.9 billion in sales last year, accounting for over 25% of total revenue. But with growth at only 2.5%, the unit lagged not only behind Unilever’s 4% to 6% target but also trailed the company’s other segments.
March 21, 2026
Australia Stock Market This Week: ASX 200 Sinks for Third Week as RBA Hike, Oil Shock Bite
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Australia Stock Market This Week: ASX 200 Sinks for Third Week as RBA Hike, Oil Shock Bite

Australian stocks finished Friday in the red, logging a third consecutive weekly decline as miners slumped and concerns mounted that persistent oil strength could lock in higher interest rates. The S&P/ASX 200 settled at 8,428.40—down 0.82% for the day—leaving the index about 2.2% below its March 13 mark of 8,617.10 and 8.4% off from the Feb. 27 closing high of 9,198.60. Investors were forced to digest a fresh rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia, coming just as conflict in the Middle East darkened the inflation picture. The RBA moved its policy rate up to 4.10% in a narrow 5-4 split. According to the ASX’s rate tracker, markets still priced in a 57% chance of another increase in May.
March 21, 2026
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Ends Week Below 10,000 as Oil Surge, BoE Fears Bite

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Ends Week Below 10,000 as Oil Surge, BoE Fears Bite

The FTSE 100 wrapped up the week at 9,918.33, dropping 1.44% Friday and slipping 3.34% since Monday, as fresh hits from oil and rates late in the week pushed it below 10,000. The FTSE 250 also took a hit, settling at 21,341.97 after a 1.01% fall Friday and a 3.30% loss for the week. Investors spent most of 2026 betting on looser policy, but Thursday, March 19, brought a shift. The Bank of England left rates unchanged at 3.75% in a unanimous call and flagged inflation could top out at 3.5% in the next two quarters. The central bank also signaled it was ready to step in if needed, and markets quickly moved to price in two quarter-point hikes this
March 21, 2026
NatWest Share Price Falls to 520p as BoE Rate Bets and Ex-Dividend Move Hit Stock
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NatWest Share Price Falls to 520p as BoE Rate Bets and Ex-Dividend Move Hit Stock

NatWest Group’s London-listed stock closed out Friday at 520 pence, falling 2.62% for the day and finishing the week down 8.1%. The rout in UK bank shares gathered speed, with traders rattled by the Bank of England’s hawkish tone and renewed oil-driven inflation concerns. Over the last five sessions, NatWest lagged the FTSE 350 by 4.7 percentage points. The timing stands out: just over a month ago, NatWest posted a 24% surge in 2025 pretax profit, hiked its long-term goals, and kicked off a £750 million share buyback. Yet the stock is still trading 25.1% under its 52-week peak at £6.94, and has dropped 20.3% since early 2026.
March 21, 2026
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