News 22 June 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots
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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 10.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 10, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 10, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT James Hardie (NYSE:JHX) Sinks After Russell Index Removal July 10, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT. James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) dropped 5.3% after being taken out of the Russell 1000 Growth and Russell 3000 Growth indexes effective June 27, 2026. That could prompt some funds tracking those benchmarks to shift holdings. Still, the main pitch on James Hardie is that it can turn its fiber cement and AZEK platforms into earnings growth, even while margins come under pressure and the housing market stays weak. For the May
July 10, 2026
Capricorn Metals (ASX:CMM) trades up 2.3% on buyers seeking spot-gold exposure
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Capricorn Metals (ASX:CMM) trades up 2.3% on buyers seeking spot-gold exposure

Capricorn Metals Ltd rose 2.32% to finish at A$13.67 Monday, beating the broader Australian market. Investors moved back into gold stocks. Shares changed hands in a range from A$13.33 to A$13.82, closing up 31 cents. Capricorn shares jumped, but there wasn't a fresh mine update. The last ASX filing from Capricorn was a substantial-holder notice on June 9. On Monday, 4.19 million shares were traded, much higher than the 2.56 million average — up about 64%. The lift looks tied to sector moves and technical trades, not new operating news.
June 22, 2026
QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) close to year high after bond repricing lift
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QBE Insurance (ASX:QBE) close to year high after bond repricing lift

QBE Insurance Group Ltd is set to open Tuesday just under its 52-week high. Shares added 1.54% Monday, closing at A$24.43. QBE bucked the downtrend as tech and resources names weighed on the market. Bond moves took the lead. MarketIndex tied the insurers’ sharp gains to a jump in short-term real yields, or yields after inflation, coming after last week’s repricing in the bond market. Insurers put premium money to work until claims hit, so rising yields feed through as income when near-term bonds mature and that cash is reinvested.
June 22, 2026
South32 (ASX:S32) share price steadies as investors weigh copper and rail upside against aluminium drag
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South32 (ASX:S32) share price steadies as investors weigh copper and rail upside against aluminium drag

South32 Ltd edged higher on Monday, bucking losses among larger miners as investors balanced firmer copper against weaker aluminium and a new sign that South Africa’s manganese transport bottleneck may ease. ASX:S32 finished at A$4.15, up 0.48%, after trading between A$4.10 and A$4.22. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1% to 8,816.1, while BHP fell 1.73% and Rio Tinto lost 0.78%. South32’s trading volume was about 15.7 million shares.
June 22, 2026
Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) gains after leaving ASX 50, mid-cap ETF demand seen
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Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) gains after leaving ASX 50, mid-cap ETF demand seen

Pro Medicus gained A$1.84 to A$174.64 Monday after it dropped out of Australia’s large-cap benchmark, with the share move defying the usual index effect. Trading in the cash market was shut at press time, with pre-open set for 7 a.m. and regular session due about 10 a.m. AEST. S&P Dow Jones Indices has dropped Pro Medicus from the S&P/ASX 50, effective before Monday's open, but Pro Medicus stays in the S&P/ASX 100. The company's removal from the top 50 means it will shift into the MidCap 50, which tracks ASX 100 stocks not in the top 50. So instead of falling out of all major index portfolios, Pro Medicus lands in the mid-cap benchmark.
June 22, 2026
Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) steady at A$31.55 with partner capital backing A$2.65b deal
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Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) steady at A$31.55 with partner capital backing A$2.65b deal

Goodman Group held firm before the market opened Tuesday, finishing up five cents at A$31.55. Shares moved in a range from A$31.24 to A$31.84. The selling took a break, but buyers didn’t drive a real bounce yet. Goodman is speeding up its data-centre expansion as the market weighs its A$2.65 billion industrial real estate deal. The Brickworks acquisition piles more capital needs onto the group. But the structure of the transaction means the load isn’t clear-cut.
June 22, 2026
Fortescue (ASX:FMG) Ends Down, Ammonia Truck Plan Runs into Iron-Ore Challenge
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Fortescue (ASX:FMG) Ends Down, Ammonia Truck Plan Runs into Iron-Ore Challenge

Fortescue Ltd slipped 0.8% to A$19.60 at the close Monday, lagging with other big miners. BHP saw a 1.7% decline, and Rio Tinto gave up 0.8%. Fortescue also announced a new move in clean shipping. The split could be important. The vessel deal might reduce shipping emissions and support demand for green ammonia, but Fortescue’s value in the short term still depends on iron ore prices and what it can lock in from buyers in China. Benchmark iron ore was at US$100.78 a tonne Monday, down 8.66% in the last month.
June 22, 2026
Xero (ASX:XRO) Stock Falls Below A$70 as Tech Rout Masks July Pricing Catalyst
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Xero (ASX:XRO) Stock Falls Below A$70 as Tech Rout Masks July Pricing Catalyst

Xero Ltd fell A$3.26 to A$68.62 on Monday, a 4.54% drop that left the cloud-accounting stock at its session low. It broke A$70 in the final half-hour and recorded its first close below that level since 2022. The ASX information technology index lost 4.2%, against a 0.14% decline for the broader S&P/ASX 200. The immediate trigger looked like a sector shock rather than a new assessment of Xero’s operations. WiseTech Global sank more than 18% after reports that Australian Federal Police were investigating executive chairman Richard White. Reuters could not independently verify the reports, while WiseTech declined to comment. No fresh Xero earnings or trading update accompanied the fall; its public media-release list was last updated on June 18.
June 22, 2026
Cochlear (ASX:COH) drops 4.4% in Sydney as shorts increase
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Cochlear (ASX:COH) drops 4.4% in Sydney as shorts increase

Cochlear Limited dropped 4.38% to A$112.97 on Monday after climbing for five straight sessions. There was no company announcement to drive the move. At press time, the ASX cash market was closed. CSL dropped 2.96%, outpacing the S&P/ASX 200’s 0.14% dip. Pro Medicus finished up 1.06%. Healthcare names ended mixed. Cochlear saw 714,600 shares traded—roughly a third of the 2.14 million seen on Friday. Lighter volumes line up with profit-taking but don’t confirm it.
June 22, 2026
Santos (ASX:STO) steadies at A$7.30 as Brent drop puts Pikka finances in focus
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Santos (ASX:STO) steadies at A$7.30 as Brent drop puts Pikka finances in focus

Santos finished Monday at A$7.30. Shares moved from A$7.26 to A$7.39 during the session. The stock’s lackluster end comes as an overnight drop in crude hasn’t yet shown up in the Sydney close for Australia’s second-biggest independent oil and gas name. Brent slipped $3.11, or 3.86%, trading at $77.46 a barrel as of 1:57 p.m. EDT with U.S.-Iran talks making progress and the Strait of Hormuz staying open. Washington gave the green light for Iranian oil and product sales through August 21. UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo described those Iranian barrels as “additional supply for the market.”
June 22, 2026
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) shares move up on tighter China exports and Japan shortage
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Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) shares move up on tighter China exports and Japan shortage

Lynas Rare Earths gained 2.42% to A$18.62 on Monday, outpacing the broader Australian market, which slipped 0.14%. Investors looked at China’s new restrictions against U.S. rare-earth competitors and saw signs of worsening heavy-element shortages in Japan. The policy step wasn’t aimed at Lynas, but it did back up the value of the Australia's link to Malaysia in Lynas’s supply chain. Japan has locked up offtake for half of Lynas’s heavy rare-earth oxides and could take up to 75% of total output. That’s a stronger place for Japan, with Chinese customs data now showing zero dysprosium or terbium oxide sent to Japan since November.
June 22, 2026
Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) rebounds 3.4% as copper offers hidden cushion into quarter-end
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Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) rebounds 3.4% as copper offers hidden cushion into quarter-end

Evolution Mining Ltd shares rose 42 Australian cents to A$12.96 on Monday, clawing back part of Friday’s selloff as gold producers bucked a subdued broader market. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1% to 8,816.1. The move in ASX:EVN came without a fresh price-sensitive company filing. Evolution’s latest posted ASX release remains its May 1 mineral resources and reserves statement, while the June-quarter report is scheduled for July 15. That makes Monday’s rise primarily a commodity and positioning trade rather than a response to new operating news.
June 22, 2026
Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) gains 1.6% with buyback pricing in upper limit
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Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) gains 1.6% with buyback pricing in upper limit

Northern Star Resources Ltd ended up 1.6% at A$21.20 on Monday. The company reported more share purchases as Australian gold stocks bounced, even as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1%. ASX:NST is facing pressure from Elliott Investment Management, which has taken more than a 4% stake and is calling for a strategic review and changes to the board. Elliott also wants the company to look at a possible sale. Every capital-allocation move now tests the board’s commitment to a stand-alone plan.
June 22, 2026
ANZ Group (ASX:ANZ) stock rises as Saturday branch push targets mortgage gap
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ANZ Group (ASX:ANZ) stock rises as Saturday branch push targets mortgage gap

ANZ Group Holdings Limited rose 22 Australian cents to A$35.25 on Monday, gaining 0.63% as investors favoured the major banks during a weak session for technology, energy and mining shares. The benchmark ASX 200 ended around 0.1% lower. The cash market was closed ahead of Tuesday’s open. The move followed ANZ’s announcement that it will introduce Saturday trading at 27 branches in high-demand locations. For ASX:ANZ investors, the important detail is not the extra day itself but the service mix: home loans, relationship banking and specialist support will be available, while counter deposits and withdrawals will remain with self-service machines.
June 22, 2026
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) keeps rising after Bunnings reshuffle puts margins in focus
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Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) keeps rising after Bunnings reshuffle puts margins in focus

Wesfarmers added 0.45% to A$86.15 on Monday, pushing its gain to 7.7% since the June 9 close before its strategy briefing.What's ahead isn't as clear. A July reporting shift will roll lower-margin industrial sales into Bunnings, which could obscure the division's headline growth. Wesfarmers hasn’t put out a new ASX announcement since the strategy update on June 10. Monday’s gain appears to be investors still responding to the strategy, rather than reacting to any fresh guidance.
June 22, 2026
Woodside Energy Stock (ASX:WDS) Falls as Oil Peace Premium Fades, Browse Exposure Looms
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Woodside Energy Stock (ASX:WDS) Falls as Oil Peace Premium Fades, Browse Exposure Looms

Woodside Energy Group fell 0.9% to A$28.77 on Monday, underperforming the Australian benchmark as investors cut the premium attached to Middle East supply risk. The shares opened at A$29.20, reached A$29.28 and later touched A$28.56. Oil drove the move. Progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a temporary U.S. licence permitting Iranian oil sales through August 21 all pointed to more barrels reaching the market. Brent was down 3.8% at $77.44 in later trade.
June 22, 2026
Telstra (ASX:TLS) falls as buyback ends, investors look at July pricing reset
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Telstra (ASX:TLS) falls as buyback ends, investors look at July pricing reset

Telstra Group Limited shares slipped 1 Australian cent to finish at A$5.04 on Monday, down 0.2%. The stock traded from A$5.04 up to A$5.11, with 23.1 million shares changing hands. S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.14% to 8,816.1, tracking a soft market as investors watched geopolitical news and tech stocks sold off. “The benchmark spent much of the day treading water,” said Global X ETFs strategist Marc Jocum. Telstra is seeing a different story — a big mechanical buyer is now out of the market.
June 22, 2026
Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) up 3% as buyback gives shares a boost
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Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) up 3% as buyback gives shares a boost

Aristocrat Leisure starts Tuesday trading after it closed up 2.95% at A$56.57 Monday. The stock has added 5.6% in two days, while the broader Australian market stayed quiet. Light & Wonder, which competes with Aristocrat in casino machines and online games, slid 2.98% on Monday. The drop stands out, as it makes it harder to blame a sector move for gains in Aristocrat. It doesn’t show the buyback caused Aristocrat’s rally, but focuses attention on company demand.
June 22, 2026
Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) slips 0.8%; Asterion joins Southern Water funding
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Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) slips 0.8%; Asterion joins Southern Water funding

Macquarie Group ended Monday A$1.90 lower at A$247.92, but the move did not reflect a full market verdict on the Southern Water transaction. The announcement was published at about 4:32 p.m. Sydney time, after the ASX closing auction, making Tuesday the first full session in which local investors can price the deal. The shares remain only 2.5% below their 52-week high of A$254.31, set on June 18. Monday’s volume was 485,425 shares, roughly 31% below the 12-month daily average of about 704,000 — more consistent with profit-taking than a high-conviction exit, though one light session is limited evidence.
June 22, 2026
Westpac (ASX:WBC) ticks up after warning on 20% housing turnover
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Westpac (ASX:WBC) ticks up after warning on 20% housing turnover

Westpac Banking Corp added 11 Australian cents to finish at A$35.12 on Monday. Shares outperformed the broader market, which was down, but the move lagged behind other banks as investors looked at steady credit quality and weak mortgage demand. Commonwealth Bank was up 0.62%. ANZ gained 0.63%, both about double Westpac’s percentage rise. Westpac’s economics team sounded a stronger alarm on housing. Matthew Hassan, who leads Australian macro-forecasting at the bank, said, “We expect the changes to drive a steep fall in investor activity with wider market turnover declining 20%.” The team predicted a 2% fall in national prices, which would leave prices unchanged for the year 2026.
June 22, 2026
PLS Group (ASX:PLS) drops 6% in Sydney as lithium’s pullback pressures P2000 plans
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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
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