News 29 June 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots
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Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots

Etihad Airways is nearing a deal for 10 more Boeing 787 jets, according to people briefed on the matter. The order would boost the Abu Dhabi carrier’s long-haul fleet, as early slots for wide-body deliveries are tight. Wide-bodies are twin-aisle planes mostly used for international routes. Reuters said the deal might be unveiled at the July 20-24 Farnborough Airshow, but sources said talks are still ongoing. Etihad and Boeing both declined to comment. The warning is getting more airtime these days — investors are watching not just how many jets sell, but which airlines can actually secure deliveries fast enough to cash in.
July 9, 2026
Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) finishes A$50m buyback below market, shares climb
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Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) finishes A$50m buyback below market, shares climb

ASX cash trading hadn’t started at the dateline. Pre-open is set by the exchange for 07:00 Sydney time, with regular trading slots from 09:59:45 through 16:00, according to the Australian Securities Exchange. Zip Co Ltd closed Monday at A$3.13, booking a strong gain. But the big story sits in the buyback numbers, not the latest jump. The company’s announcements page listed two separate buyback updates dated June 29. No earnings update dropped on Monday.
June 29, 2026
Xero rebound brings A$550m buyback talk back to market
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Xero rebound brings A$550m buyback talk back to market

The ASX cash market was still closed for the night at 06:02 AEST in Sydney. The pre-open is set to begin at 07:00, with trading from 09:59:45 through 16:00 local time. Xero Limited heads into Tuesday after jumping on Monday, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200. Xero finished at A$72.18, up A$3.13 or 4.53%. The benchmark index added 0.68% to close at 8,823.37.
June 29, 2026
Stockland slips ex-distribution, but ASX property stocks still up
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Stockland slips ex-distribution, but ASX property stocks still up

The ASX hadn’t started normal trade at the dateline. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time on business days. The official cash-market calendar doesn’t show June 30 as a closure for 2026. Stockland Corporation Limited took a sharp hit Monday, but most of it was noise. Shares finished at A$4.17, off 15 cents, or 3.47%, with 17.38 million securities changing hands. The move tracked the stock going ex-distribution for its 16.2-cent final payout set for Aug. 31.
June 29, 2026
Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) jumps $1.9 billion after EchoIQ AI heart deal tests stock price
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Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) jumps $1.9 billion after EchoIQ AI heart deal tests stock price

As of the dateline, normal ASX trading wasn’t open yet. The exchange lists standard hours as roughly 09:59:45 to 16:00 Sydney time, so Monday’s closing price is the last full session. Pro Medicus, Ltd. climbed 4.54% to A$197.45 on Monday, adding to strong gains in June as the healthcare software stock stayed in focus. The S&P/ASX 200 Index gained 0.68% to 8,823.4, lifted by moves in tech and healthcare.
June 29, 2026
Northern Star buyback loses ground after gold miner drops below repurchase price
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Northern Star buyback loses ground after gold miner drops below repurchase price

Northern Star Resources Ltd heads into Tuesday’s ASX trade looking soft, despite touting a A$500 million buyback. The shares are now under the average price the company paid to buy back stock so far, and it could bump into its share cap before the money runs out. Northern Star traded at A$20.12 at Monday’s close, off A$0.47, or 2.28%. Yahoo Finance showed 4.12 million shares changed hands. This comes ahead of normal ASX cash trading, which ASX says starts about 09:59:45 and runs to 16:00 Sydney time.
June 29, 2026
QBE Insurance edges toward 2026 peak with brokers still trailing targets
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QBE Insurance edges toward 2026 peak with brokers still trailing targets

ASX cash equities were yet to open at the dateline time. The market was still in the 02:25-07:00 Sydney-time close phase ahead of pre-open, with regular trade set for 09:59:45. QBE Insurance Group Limited heads toward that session trading less than 1% off Monday’s intraday high, with shares now sitting above the average broker target, rather than trailing it. Numbers show a tidier picture than the market saw last year. QBE is up 26.7% in 2026 through Monday, well ahead of 2025’s 2.9% gain. The stock traded 3.32 million shares on Monday, which is about 4.5% higher than QBE’s 2026 daily average. Moves were solid, but not a blow-off.
June 29, 2026
WiseTech Global claws back some ground but ASX holders still down 69% this year
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WiseTech Global claws back some ground but ASX holders still down 69% this year

The Australian Securities Exchange was still closed at the dateline. Pre-open is scheduled from 0700 Sydney time, and ASX normal trading gets underway at 09:59:45, the exchange said. WiseTech Global Ltd surged Monday, jumping A$2.27, or 7.19%, to close at A$33.82. Volume hit 2.50 million shares and turnover came to A$82.8 million. But shares are still down 68.9% over the last 12 months.
June 29, 2026
Transurban (ASX:TCL) lags ASX 200 after shares fall more than 35c on ex-distribution date
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Transurban (ASX:TCL) lags ASX 200 after shares fall more than 35c on ex-distribution date

The ASX cash market was still closed going into Tuesday. Standard trading in Sydney is set from 09:59:45 to 16:00, and the ASX 2026 cash-market calendar shows no closure on June 30. Transurban Group Ltd is set to open after a Monday drop that wiped more than its latest cash distribution. The stock ended at A$14.71, having traded between A$14.58 and A$15.005, after closing at A$15.39 the session before. The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.68% to 8,823.40.
June 29, 2026
PLS Group shares: light-volume bounce leaves shorts in play as lithium slips
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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
Fortescue shares up as miner hits 200Mt shipped, market keeps an eye on margins
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Fortescue shares up as miner hits 200Mt shipped, market keeps an eye on margins

Fortescue Ltd climbed Monday after the iron ore company said it shipped more than 200 million tonnes in a year. But investors are watching the spread between the share price and iron ore itself. At press time, Sydney markets hadn't opened for Tuesday yet. Regular ASX trading is scheduled from 09:59:45 to 16:00 local time. Fortescue last closed at A$19.520, rising A$0.449, or 2.36%. The S&P/ASX 200 added 0.68% to finish at 8,823.4 on Monday.
June 29, 2026
Aristocrat Leisure shares test buyback value after A$60 break
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Aristocrat Leisure shares test buyback value after A$60 break

Aristocrat Leisure Limited goes into Tuesday with a buyback that is still large, but now less cheap. The stock closed Monday at A$60.51, up 3.10%, after trading between A$59.40 and A$60.62 on volume of 1.63 million shares. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.68% on the same day. The latest filing says Aristocrat bought 193,344 shares on June 26 for A$11.34 million. It had bought 24.56 million shares before that for A$1.379 billion. The on-market program was raised to up to A$2.5 billion in May and runs to May 12, 2027.
June 29, 2026
Goodman Group stock trades up after going ex-distribution, data-centre premium in view
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Goodman Group stock trades up after going ex-distribution, data-centre premium in view

Goodman Group closed up 0.28% at A$32.10 on Monday, but investors who watched only the price move missed the bigger story. The stock went ex a 15-cent distribution for the half ending June 30. Factoring that in, the actual return was closer to A$0.24, or 0.75%, based on the prior close of A$32.01. Goodman doesn’t trade like a regular yield stock anymore. Google Finance pegs its dividend yield at about 0.79%, way under the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT index yield of 3.39% from State Street. Still, State Street gives Goodman a 40.50% weight in that benchmark, the biggest in the listed property group.
June 29, 2026
Woodside Energy stock bounce is thin as WDS stays below June oil-war levels
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Woodside Energy stock bounce is thin as WDS stays below June oil-war levels

Woodside Energy Group Ltd enters Tuesday before the Sydney open with a better last price than its recent tape. The stock closed at A$27.97 on Monday, up 1.16%, after trading between A$27.51 and A$27.97. The ASX cash market’s normal trading window runs from about 09:59:45 to 16:00 Sydney time, so the next live local test is the open. The catch is volume. Only 4.36 million shares changed hands, against Google’s listed average volume of 5.65 million. That makes the rally look more like a low-volume repair trade than a full return of oil-linked buying.
June 29, 2026
Westpac (ASX:WBC) trails banking sector rebound with funds still underweight
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Westpac (ASX:WBC) trails banking sector rebound with funds still underweight

Westpac Banking Corporation edged up 10 cents to A$35.24 on Monday, trailing the broader market and sector. The S&P/ASX 200 was up 59.2 points at 8,823.4 and financials rose 0.75%, Market Index data showed. Google Finance showed a 0.28% gain for WBC at 4:19 p.m. AEST. Westpac moved 3.75 million shares, or about 66% of normal turnover, with shares still sitting 18.6% under the A$43.32 52-week high. Trading didn’t pick up, and neither did the price, so even a low multiple probably won’t draw new money in when the sector rallies.
June 29, 2026
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) outperforms ASX 200 while goods demand drags on rally
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Wesfarmers approaches bank values with Bunnings change in July as shares test A$103bn

ASX cash market trading is still paused in Sydney. Regular hours are 09:59:45 to 16:00 local time. According to the 2026 ASX trading calendar, June 8 is the June public holiday—no mention of an early close or shutdown on June 30. The last cash-session quote for Wesfarmers Limited dates to Monday’s close. Wesfarmers closed up 5 cents at A$90.79 on Monday. It’s a small move for the day, but shares are up 5.87% for the week and 11.96% so far in 2026. The stock finished 4.6% under its 52-week high of A$95.18, and 28.2% above a 52-week low at A$70.80, according to market data and price calculations.
June 29, 2026
FTSE 250 lags FTSE 100 as housebuilders pressured by mortgage drop
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FTSE 250 lags FTSE 100 as housebuilders pressured by mortgage drop

London had finished trading at the usual 0800-1630 BST hours when the numbers came in. The main story wasn’t the FTSE 100’s minor fall. Domestic names took the bigger hit, with mid-caps dropping harder than the FTSE’s biggest stocks. Hargreaves Lansdown’s market board was running late, with the FTSE 100 off 23.80 points at 10,484.22. The FTSE 250 dropped 132.34 points to 23,014.85. The FTSE All-Share slipped 0.26%.
June 29, 2026
ASX 200 rises as tech, healthcare lift stocks into June close
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ASX 200 rises as tech, healthcare lift stocks into June close

At the time, the ASX cash market was closed overnight. ASX pre-open kicks off at 07:00 in Sydney, with normal trading hours from 09:59:45 to 16:00. June 29 was a typical session on the 2026 ASX cash calendar. The last holiday close was King’s Birthday on June 8. Australian stocks ended higher on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 gaining 59.2 points, or 0.68%, to close at 8,823.4. The All Ordinaries finished up 0.7% at 9,026.9, according to a CBA/AAP report. The move up mattered less than what was driving it.
June 29, 2026
Macquarie trades near record, staff plan buyup mostly off-market
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Macquarie trades near record, staff plan buyup mostly off-market

Macquarie Group Ltd heads into Tuesday’s pre-open close to a record. But the A$734 million employee share plan isn’t the real figure for investors. Only A$53.3 million was actually bought on the market. The rest happened off market, meaning the exchange-traded purchase was much smaller than the full staff-share number. ASX cash trading was not open at the dateline since it was still ahead of the standard session. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sydney time on business days. June 30 isn’t on ASX’s 2026 list of named holidays.
June 29, 2026
BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) cuts A$30.7bn as Jansen reset hits before CEO shift
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BHP (ASX:BHP) bounce trails Jansen shock as volume fades

At the dateline, Tuesday’s ASX cash session had not started. ASX normal trading runs from 09:59:45 to 16:00 Sydney time, and June 30 is not one of the exchange’s listed 2026 public-holiday closures. BHP Group Ltd closed Monday at A$59.82, up 1.41%, on 8.92 million shares. That was below its 10.30 million average, a thin-volume bounce after a month in which investors have started marking down the price of cost risk again.
June 29, 2026
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