News 21 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, 6:28 PM EDT UK High Court Throws Out Most Dieselgate Claims, Cites Lack of Evidence for Majority of Cars July 10, 2026, 6:22 PM EDT. The UK High Court tossed out the bulk of claims from the 1.6 million car owners in the dieselgate lawsuit, saying most cars-including those from Mercedes, Ford, Renault, Nissan, and Peugeot-Citroën-didn’t have illegal software that cheats emissions tests. Lady Justice Cockerill pointed to possible defeat devices in some Mercedes and Peugeot-Citroën models, and both companies are weighing appeals. The split from similar European
July 10, 2026
Santos shares slide 9% over the week as oil risk premium slips
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Santos shares look set for a shaky open on the ASX after losing 9.5% this week

Santos shares are in the spotlight ahead of the open Monday with oil risk returning after Iran claimed the Strait of Hormuz was closed again and U.S. President Donald Trump warned of more strikes. The stock ended last at A$7.30, before these weekend headlines. The ASX cash market is still closed. Timing is key. Roughly 20% of global oil and LNG goes through Hormuz. Shipping started picking up again late last week, but it’s still running below where it was before the conflict. Iran was asking for transit permits.
June 21, 2026
Liontown shares drop 9% on lithium retreat, brokers cautious
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Liontown shares drop 9% on lithium retreat, brokers cautious

Liontown Limited shares face the new week in Australia after a tough stretch. The stock finished Friday at A$1.98, off 2.9% for the day and down around 9.2% for the week. Volume was over three times the recent average. That’s notable underperformance. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3% this week, but Liontown’s investor page still shows its May 5 conference as the most recent update. The stock dropped even though there was no new operating news from the company.
June 21, 2026
Qantas Shares Up 7.6% for Week, Oil Prices in Focus
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Qantas Shares Up 7.6% for Week, Oil Prices in Focus

Qantas Airways heads into Monday up 7.6% for the week, but faces new fuel cost risk. The shares last closed at A$10.06 on Friday. Investors are watching for any extended trouble in Strait of Hormuz shipping, which could wipe away some of last week’s gains from falling oil. Fuel is still the main swing factor for Qantas’ near-term profits. The airline said back in April its second-half fiscal 2026 fuel bill could hit between A$3.1 billion and A$3.3 billion. Qantas has hedged nearly 90% of its crude-oil exposure, but is still exposed to volatility in jet-fuel refining margins — the premium paid to turn crude into aviation fuel. The airline also paused a planned A$150 million share buyback and reduced
June 21, 2026
Xero (ASX:XRO) drops 3.9% with tech pressured by higher yields
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Xero Trades Near 52-Week Low; Melio Testing Sets Pace for ASX

Xero shares are set to start Monday near their lowest point in a year, with investors watching if the Melio payments deal can drive growth without cutting deeper into margins. The ASX is still closed at the dateline; trading resumes about 10 a.m. Sydney. Xero shares fell even as the broader Australian market climbed last week. With Nasdaq shut for Juneteenth on Friday, traders didn’t get a lead from Wall Street. The long-running debate over Xero’s value is still top of mind as investors open the session.
June 21, 2026
Paladin Energy joins ASX 100, broker warnings meet index flows
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Paladin Energy joins ASX 100, broker warnings meet index flows

Paladin Energy is set to join the S&P/ASX 100 on Monday, lining up with index-driven flows for the uranium producer. The move lands as new broker reports raise concerns that Paladin’s valuation is outpacing the actual results from its mines. Timing is key. Index funds that track benchmarks have to buy or sell when a stock enters or leaves. That move drives some quick demand for Paladin, but the addition leaves the company’s production, expenses and cash flow unchanged.
June 21, 2026
Cleanaway Waste Shares Slide This Week, Market Watches Fuel Cost Moves
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Cleanaway Waste Shares Slide This Week, Market Watches Fuel Cost Moves

Cleanaway Waste Management came into Monday’s session trading at A$2.37, the Friday low after heavier selling. Shares started at A$2.41 and touched A$2.43 but ended down 1.66%. The stock is down 8.1% from the beginning of 2026 and off 12.6% for the financial year. Friday’s drop was sharper than the S&P/ASX 200’s 0.92% fall, with investors focusing on company earnings pressure over general market moves.
June 21, 2026
Mineral Resources to Watch as ASX Trading Begins After Mining Shares Drop
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Mineral Resources to Watch as ASX Trading Begins After Mining Shares Drop

Mineral Resources shares start Monday’s ASX trade after closing at A$69.15 on Friday, down A$1.62 as a mining retreat late last week hit the stock. Shares bounced off an intraday low of A$67.27 and held a 1.4% gain over the week. The drop came with no operating update from the Perth-based lithium and iron-ore company. Its latest exchange filing was a director-interest notice on June 2, and the last project news was the May 26 approval for more investment at Mt Marion. This suggests a sector move, not any new company guidance.
June 21, 2026
ASX Ltd share price gains 5.7% as CHESS settlement eases legal overhang
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ASX Ltd share price gains 5.7% as CHESS settlement eases legal overhang

ASX Ltd enters Monday’s session after outperforming the wider Australian market at the end of a volatile week. The cash market remains closed at the dateline and is due to begin normal trading at about 10 a.m. AEST on a regular trading day. Friday’s turnover reached 3.24 million shares, more than twice the volume recorded in any of the previous four sessions. The stock rose even as the benchmark index fell 0.92%, but at A$52.01 it remains about 28% below its 52-week high of A$72.34.
June 21, 2026
NEXTDC Shares Edge Higher as GE1 Geelong Data Centre Moves Forward
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NEXTDC Shares Edge Higher as GE1 Geelong Data Centre Moves Forward

NEXTDC Ltd is set for Monday’s Australian session after new signs its regional push is shifting to the build phase. Kapitol said it expects GE1’s first stage to open in the back half of 2027. Planning documents put the cost of the project near A$85 million. Edge data centres like this one are built closer to customers instead of in centralised locations, aiming to cut lag times in moving and processing data. “As more data is generated and consumed outside capital cities, businesses need faster, more reliable access,” Kapitol co-founder Andrew Deveson said.
June 21, 2026
QBE Insurance Share Price Holds Near 52-Week High as Australia Data Loom
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QBE Insurance Share Price Holds Near 52-Week High as Australia Data Loom

QBE Insurance Group enters Monday’s pre-market session near a 52-week high after its shares edged higher during Friday’s broad selloff. The stock added five Australian cents to A$24.06 on turnover of 7.5 million shares. The gain was small, and QBE ended exactly where it began the week. Still, holding firm while the benchmark lost almost 1% suggests defensive demand rather than a fresh earnings trigger. At this price, investors are already paying for QBE to deliver on its underwriting and investment targets.
June 21, 2026
ALS Ltd joins ASX 50 after late-week drop brings index moves into play
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ALS Ltd joins ASX 50 after late-week drop brings index moves into play

ALS Ltd is set to join the S&P/ASX 50 before the Australian market opens on Monday, after a sharp fall in the stock on Friday. More index-tracking funds will now pick up the laboratory-testing firm. S&P announced the change on June 5, dropping Pro Medicus, the medical-imaging software group, from the index. Cash trading hadn’t started when this was published. ASX’s normal session begins about 10 a.m. Sydney. ALS’s promotion is on investors’ radar because index-tracking funds might have to rebalance. Traders have had over two weeks to get ready, so some of the buying may already have played out. Where ALS opens Monday could show more about market positioning and liquidity than about the company itself.
June 21, 2026
Predictive Discovery opens new ASX week after 20% rally
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Predictive Discovery opens new ASX week after 20% rally

Predictive Discovery Limited starts trading on Monday in Australia, coming off a jump of over 20% last week. The move put the West African gold miner’s value near A$4.6 billion. Shares closed Friday at 94.5 Australian cents. Why it matters right now isn’t obvious. The last ASX release was a June 10 securities quotation application, so there’s no fresh operating development to point to for Friday’s high volume in PDI. Focus has turned to index flows and the bigger capital base after the merger.
June 21, 2026
Fortescue drops 2.3% over the week as China iron ore prices stay under pressure
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Fortescue Ltd Drops Under A$20, Eyes on China and Iron Ore

Fortescue Ltd starts Monday on the back foot after dropping 1.1% to A$19.75 at Friday’s close. The ASX will trade as usual, and Fortescue’s grip on the high-A$19s could be shaky early on. No results or trading update arrived over the weekend to change the story. Fortescue’s last posted ASX update was its May 25 board changes, so near-term pricing is tracking iron-ore markets, currency trades and any China talk.
June 21, 2026
Woolworths Close to 52-Week High Before Australian Inflation Data
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Woolworths Close to 52-Week High Before Australian Inflation Data

Woolworths hovers near one-year high as ASX awaits open Woolworths Group trades close to a one-year high going into Monday. Shares held up on Friday, even as the broader market fell. The ASX cash market is still closed, with trading set to start at 10 a.m. Woolworths’ investor page keeps its April 30 third-quarter sales numbers up as its most recent update. That brings Woolworths back to a known squeeze. The group has to hold prices low to keep shoppers coming, but that can eat into profit. In April, Woolworths cut its forecast for Australian Food earnings growth, saying it would miss the top of its earlier range. The company cited higher fuel costs and spending to hold on to
June 21, 2026
Telstra Drops to Start the Week After Buyback Wraps, Network Issues Loom
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Telstra Drops to Start the Week After Buyback Wraps, Network Issues Loom

Telstra Group shares are set to open soft Monday after falling 0.4% Friday and dropping 2.9% over the week. That compares to a 0.3% weekly rise for the S&P/ASX 200. Telstra’s A$1.25 billion buyback has wrapped up. The company bought 245,892,740 shares between A$4.78 and A$5.40. Now that the buyback is over, there’s less demand for the stock in the market. That leaves earnings and dividend growth under more pressure to support the valuation. The share price fell this week, but that doesn’t prove the end of the buyback triggered the selling.
June 21, 2026
Vault Minerals Starts Week With 20% Gain, Regis Arbitrage Narrows
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Vault Minerals Starts Week With 20% Gain, Regis Arbitrage Narrows

Vault Minerals shares go into Monday trading in Australia after a big selloff Friday cut into their strongest weekly run in months. The ASX was shut at the time of writing, with trading set to start again later Monday. Shares climbed in the first four days last week, including a 14.7% surge Monday, but then fell 26 Australian cents on Friday. This matters, since Vault is trading now with investors weighing both its better production outlook and the set share-exchange terms from its planned merger with Regis Resources.
June 21, 2026
ASX 200: Inflation, Jobs Data in Focus After BHP Rout as RBA Holds
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ASX 200: Inflation, Jobs Data in Focus After BHP Rout as RBA Holds

Australian shares start the week with traders watching for new inflation and jobs data to guide the next move. The S&P/ASX 200 gave up ground Friday, ending down 0.92% at 8,828.7 after miners slumped and pulled the index lower, wiping out early gains. The releases are in focus after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates at 4.35% last week. That followed three hikes earlier this year. The central bank repeated that inflation is “still too high” and kept the door open to more tightening if demand and prices don’t cool.
June 21, 2026
FTSE 100 Eyes Starmer After 1% Weekly Drop
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FTSE 100 Eyes Starmer After 1% Weekly Drop

London markets open Monday set for a political jolt, as mixed headlines about Starmer’s future threaten to move sterling, government bonds, and stocks with UK exposure early in the session. Starmer may lay out plans for a managed exit as soon as Monday, The Observer said. But a government source told Reuters he is still concentrating on his work. A long contest could keep investors unclear on where the next government stands on tax, spend and borrowing.
June 21, 2026
Transurban Gains After A$825 Million Financing, Still Down 3.5% for the Week
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Transurban Gains After A$825 Million Financing, Still Down 3.5% for the Week

Transurban Group shares bounced Friday after the toll-road operator wrapped up new bank financing, but the gain wasn’t enough to reverse losses from earlier in the week after a quieter traffic report. Stock finished at A$15.06, up 0.9% for the day and A$0.55 under the 52-week high from June 12. The Australian market was closed before Monday’s session. Transurban fell 3.5% this week, but the S&P/ASX 200 managed a 0.3% gain. The Australian benchmark ended Friday at 8,828.7, down 0.9% on the day. That gap points traders toward Transurban’s own traffic and funding story, not just the wider market.
June 21, 2026
PLS Group Drops Almost 10% as A$175M P2000 Spend Weighs on Lithium Rally
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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
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