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, 6:23 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
Pro Medicus jumps 5.4% ahead of S&P/ASX 50 exit
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Pro Medicus jumps 5.4% ahead of S&P/ASX 50 exit

Pro Medicus Ltd is coming off a solid week, with shares closing Friday at A$172.80, up A$5.19. Investors are looking at the company after its exclusion from the S&P/ASX 50. Turnover jumped, sending a clearer signal. Passive funds that track indexes might sell when a stock drops out. Pro Medicus traded higher despite heavy volume, which points to buyers taking on a chunk of the shares for sale. It's not clear from Friday's trading how much more selling could hit on Monday.
June 21, 2026
Cochlear shares rally 14% in a week as rebound faces Monday test
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Cochlear shares rally 14% in a week as rebound faces Monday test

Cochlear Limited heads into Monday’s Australian session with momentum that has been absent for much of 2026. The hearing-implant maker rose from A$103.75 on June 12 to A$118.14 on Friday, while its latest listed price-sensitive disclosure remains the April 22 trading update rather than a fresh earnings revision. That is the central issue. The rebound looks large, but it follows an almost 41% one-day collapse to a decade low after April’s profit warning. Investors are testing whether that selloff overshot the likely earnings damage; they are not responding to new operating data.
June 21, 2026
Regis Resources jumps 18.6% for the week as McPhillamys reserve comes back
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Regis Resources jumps 18.6% for the week as McPhillamys reserve comes back

Regis Resources is set to start Monday’s session in Australia holding onto a big weekly gain. Shares dropped 1.98% on Friday, tracking weaker bullion prices. Stock closed at A$6.94. The company put out a new study for its McPhillamys project in New South Wales, which has been stalled. Regis has put McPhillamys back in its growth column, though only on paper for now. That’s important as it tries to strike an all-share merger with Vault Minerals. The updated study doesn’t resolve the project’s permit or legal issues or move it to construction.
June 21, 2026
Northern Star Resources Stock Gains 8.4% as Elliott Campaign Offsets Gold Weakness
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Northern Star Resources Stock Gains 8.4% as Elliott Campaign Offsets Gold Weakness

Northern Star Resources Ltd ended a volatile week with a solid gain, despite giving back 2.9% on Friday. The shares settled at A$20.87, against A$19.26 a week earlier, while the Australian market remained closed for the weekend. The move matters because it came against a softer bullion backdrop and amid continuing pressure from Elliott Investment Management. The divergence suggests investors are retaining some value in the possibility of a sale, asset restructuring or faster leadership change. It is not, by itself, evidence that a transaction is near.
June 21, 2026
ANZ Shares Gain 2.5% as Bank Expands Saturday Branch Trading
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ANZ Shares Gain 2.5% as Bank Expands Saturday Branch Trading

ANZ Group Holdings shares enter Monday’s session with a 2.5% weekly gain, outperforming the broader Australian market, as the lender pushes deeper into face-to-face retail banking through expanded Saturday branch hours. The stock finished Friday at A$35.03, down 11 cents, or 0.3%, after trading between A$34.67 and A$35.13. Volume reached 8.38 million shares, above its recent average, while the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.9% as a sharp fall in BHP weighed on the market.
June 21, 2026
Evolution Mining Rises 6.7% for the Week with ASX in Focus After Gold Selloff
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Evolution Mining Rises 6.7% for the Week with ASX in Focus After Gold Selloff

Evolution Mining Limited is set to start Monday’s ASX trade holding on to most of last week’s gains, even after a steep move lower on Friday knocked the stock off its Thursday close at A$13.21. Shares finished the week ahead of the market, which rose 0.3%. Evolution isn’t due to post another operating report ahead of its June-quarter results on July 15. That puts focus on moves in gold, copper and currencies for now.
June 21, 2026
Aristocrat Leisure shares edge up 2.6% as buyback remains in spotlight
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Aristocrat Leisure shares edge up 2.6% as buyback remains in spotlight

Aristocrat Leisure will start Monday’s ASX trade after shares climbed 2.6% to close at A$54.95 on Friday, bucking the benchmark’s 0.92% fall. The stock wrapped up at its session high, trading in a range from A$53.74 to A$54.95. Aristocrat shares ended the week up 1.9%, easily beating the S&P/ASX 200’s 0.3% gain. Volume hit 5.22 million. Light & Wonder, the close competitor, dropped 2.0% to A$128.34 on Friday. That points to a move driven by Aristocrat itself, not a sector-wide push.
June 21, 2026
Accenture Stock Crash Puts AI Threat to Consulting Model Under Scrutiny
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Accenture Stock Crash Puts AI Threat to Consulting Model Under Scrutiny

Accenture’s record share-price fall has turned a modest earnings miss into a test of the global consulting model. The stock last traded on Thursday because U.S. markets were closed Friday for the Juneteenth holiday, leaving investors the weekend to assess whether the selloff reflects temporary disruption or a lasting AI threat. That question matters beyond Accenture. The company is a bellwether for spending by large businesses on technology, outsourcing and corporate transformation, and its warning pulled Cognizant, IBM and Capgemini sharply lower. India’s Nifty IT index subsequently touched a three-year low.
June 21, 2026
Wesfarmers wrap up the week at A$85.76 ahead of inflation figures
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Wesfarmers wrap up the week at A$85.76 ahead of inflation figures

Wesfarmers closed out the week down a touch. Shares finished at A$85.76 on Friday, off from A$86.47 last week. The stock moved between A$84.98 and A$86.36 during the session, taking a breather after a jump driven by its strategy shift. Wesfarmers dropped around 0.8% this week—worse than the S&P/ASX 200, which added a bit under 0.3%. Shares still trade 7.2% higher vs the June 9 close at A$79.99, so much of the optimism from the June strategy briefing is intact. Now attention turns to whether earnings can match the higher valuation.
June 21, 2026
Goodman Group Shares Slip 2.5% After Brickworks A$2.65 Billion Deal
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Goodman Group Shares Slip 2.5% After Brickworks A$2.65 Billion Deal

Goodman Group shares look to start Monday lower after dropping on Friday. Traders are watching a major industrial real estate buy and eyeing how Goodman will handle funding and leasing as its data-center plans keep growing. Goodman shares fell A$0.81 on Friday, wiping out much of their gains from earlier in the week. The stock ended two cents under where it closed on June 12. Weekly moves stayed muted, but there is still uncertainty about Goodman’s ability to keep picking up prime industrial sites as it commits billions to new projects—some of which haven’t locked in customer contracts yet.
June 21, 2026
Westpac Stays Flat With APRA Inquiry and Inflation On Radar
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Westpac Stays Flat With APRA Inquiry and Inflation On Radar

Westpac Banking Corp is set to open the ASX session Monday at A$35.01, with the shares little changed last week. Investors are watching after reports of regulatory scrutiny in the bank’s small-business unit, bringing new attention to Westpac’s ongoing overhaul of controls. Normal cash trading kicks off around 10 a.m. in Sydney. The question comes up after the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority took away Westpac’s last A$500 million capital add-on in October. The country’s bank-safety regulator said at the time that Westpac had finished a multi-year risk overhaul.
June 21, 2026
Woodside Energy Drops 7% for the Week as Oil Falls
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Woodside Energy Drops 7% for the Week as Oil Falls

Woodside Energy Group shares bounced on Friday yet closed out the week with a sharp drop. Weaker oil took out most of the takeover premium around Australia’s top LNG exporter. Shares moved between A$28.23 and A$29.26, ending at A$29.03. The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.92%. Woodside is falling again as traders use it as a liquid play on oil-supply risk. Brent dropped about 8% for the week, with tankers moving through Hormuz again and the Middle East export premium shrinking.
June 21, 2026

Student loan program set for July 1 rollout, auto-pay cuts rates by 1 point

U.S. Education Department is set to implement big changes for federal student loans beginning July 1. Two new repayment plans are on the way, and people who choose automatic debit with their servicer get a temporary interest rate cut of one percentage point. Not all federal borrowers are eligible for the rate cut. Federal loan debt is near $1.7 trillion. About 9 million people are in default, having skipped nine or more months of payments. Now the administration is pushing a discount to get more borrowers back on track, while phasing out Biden-era programs and moving to a stricter system going forward.
June 21, 2026
NAB Shares Rise 3.4% Before Inflation Data in Australia
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NAB Shares Rise 3.4% Before Inflation Data in Australia

National Australia Bank shares rose 3.4% for the week, finishing Friday at A$37.74 after a 1.1% daily gain. The stock moved up while the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.9%. Sydney trading is shut for the weekend, with the market set to open again on Monday. NAB’s rebound is worth watching as higher lending rates, which have been boosting bank earnings, can also slow credit demand and squeeze borrowers.
June 21, 2026
Macquarie Group Up 3% This Week; Eyes on Australia Inflation Data
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Macquarie Group Up 3% This Week; Eyes on Australia Inflation Data

Macquarie Group ended June 19 at A$249.82, down from its intra-day peak of A$253.15. The stock had climbed to A$254.31 last Thursday, but then gave up some ground after a four-day run. The move is key as investors weigh if Macquarie’s earnings jump can hold up when commodity markets cool. Staying close to A$250 shows investors aren’t dismissing the big second half as a fluke, but that price level means there’s little cover if the company puts out a soft trading update.
June 21, 2026
CBA up 1.8% as tech moves run into inflation test
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CBA up 1.8% as tech moves run into inflation test

Commonwealth Bank of Australia starts the week at A$162.40, following a 0.1% rise on Friday as the main Australian index dropped 0.92%. Shares in the nation’s biggest lender by market value held firm, wrapping up what was a better week for the stock. CBA is dividing top technology roles as it steps up moves in AI, data, and digital banking. While that's a big shift for the bank, investors are focused on how inflation figures and the rate outlook will hit the stock, especially around mortgages and household stress.
June 21, 2026
CSL surges 7.6% with healthcare stocks in focus ahead of Monday session
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CSL surges 7.6% with healthcare stocks in focus ahead of Monday session

CSL Limited is set for Monday after jumping 7.6% on Friday to end at A$116.32, its biggest one-day gain since February 2022. Healthcare outperformed as the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.93%. Cochlear ended up 3.4%, while Pro Medicus finished 3.1% higher. The market did not trade on Sunday. CSL’s rebound stands out after a steep de-rating among big Australian stocks. The stock closed Friday more than 29% above its June 3 low of A$90. Still, CSL shares have dropped 37.7% in 2026 and are down 55.1% for the financial year. Even with the sharp move up, the price is coming off distressed levels, not signaling any clear shift in the company’s earnings direction.
June 21, 2026
BHP Braces as Jansen Cost Surge Puts Capital Moves in Spotlight
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BHP Braces as Jansen Cost Surge Puts Capital Moves in Spotlight

Australia’s share market was closed Sunday. BHP Group comes into Monday after dropping 5.6% on Friday, its sharpest single-day loss since April 2025. The selloff pushed the Australian mining index down 4% as well. William Taylor, chief operating officer and portfolio manager at ETF Shares, said the move was about Jansen’s “immediate capital intensity.” BHP shares fell 2.4% for the week ended Friday, giving up earlier gains. The timing is key for the company’s plan to expand outside iron ore and copper with its Saskatchewan Jansen potash mine. Brandon Craig is set to take over as CEO from Mike Henry on July 1.
June 21, 2026
UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 21.06.2026
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UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 21.06.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: June 21, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: June 22, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT National Grid Shares Down 15%: Is It a Buying Opportunity? June 22, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT. National Grid’s shares have dropped 15% since March 2, hitting a one-year low of £12.09, prompting debate over whether this decline signals a bargain. While market price reflects current trading, value is anchored in the company’s future earnings potential. Analysts highlight that National Grid’s forward price-to-earnings ratio is 13.5, below the peer average of 16, suggesting relative cheapness on earnings, despite a higher price-to-sales ratio of 3 versus 1.4
June 21, 2026
Aviva Shares Up 1.1% This Week, Beating FTSE 100
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Aviva Shares Up 1.1% This Week, Beating FTSE 100

Aviva closed the week at 634.8 pence, up from 627.8 pence a week earlier. The stock managed that move while the FTSE 100 dropped 1% for the week, handing the insurer a patch of outperformance as the London market struggled. No new earnings drove the action. The news on Aviva was routine: another update from its share buyback program and confirmation of an upcoming redemption of subordinated bonds. None of this shifts forecasts, though cash management and shareholder payout remain on the agenda.
June 21, 2026
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