News 19 June 2026

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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, 8:45 PM EDT ASX AI Plays: Aura Consolidated Group and Xero Post Real Revenue Growth July 10, 2026, 8:10 PM EDT. AI stocks trading on the ASX are showing uneven revenue gains as inflation and volatility weigh on the sector. Aura Consolidated Group (ASX:AXQ) has a A$1.51 billion market cap and runs AI cybersecurity and ID protection, bringing in US$192.52 million in revenue with 31.3% sales growth, but profits are still out of reach and funding risk sticks around. Xero (ASX:XRO), with a market value of A$12.52 billion,
July 10, 2026
PLS Group stock falls 9.8% in week as miner commits A$175 million to Pilgangoora expansion
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PLS Group stock falls 9.8% in week as miner commits A$175 million to Pilgangoora expansion

PLS Group shares closed 4.7% lower on Friday as investors weighed a fresh capital commitment against a broad retreat in Australian mining stocks. The stock finished at A$5.88 while the materials sector led the wider market lower. The A$175 million is pre-final investment decision expenditure, or money committed before the board formally approves full construction. PLS said the work would preserve the timetable for P2000, which could lift Pilgangoora’s capacity to about 2 million tonnes a year of spodumene concentrate, the lithium-rich material sold to chemical processors.
June 19, 2026
Pro Medicus jumps 3.1% to A$172.80 ahead of ASX 50 removal
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Pro Medicus jumps 3.1% to A$172.80 ahead of ASX 50 removal

Pro Medicus Ltd ended Friday at A$172.80, adding A$5.19. Buyers came back to the medical-imaging software stock ahead of a benchmark index move. The Australian market is now shut for the weekend. Heavy trading, not the share price move itself, stood out. Nearly 1.3 million shares were traded—about four times what the stock usually sees—on the last day before Pro Medicus exits the S&P/ASX 50. ALS Ltd takes the spot when the index update kicks in before Monday’s open.
June 19, 2026
Brambles Limited Stock Beats ASX 200 as Buyback Accelerates, US Repair Risk Lingers
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Brambles Limited Stock Beats ASX 200 as Buyback Accelerates, US Repair Risk Lingers

Brambles Limited shares ended Friday at their session high, bucking a broad Australian market decline as investors weighed an accelerating share buyback against unresolved repair-capacity problems in the United States. Turnover reached 14.03 million shares, more than twice the recent daily average of 5.90 million. The pallet-pooling group finished only modestly above the previous Friday’s A$19.01 close. Still, the late-week strength stood out after the stock’s sharp repricing in May, when Brambles cut its annual outlook.
June 19, 2026
Cochlear up 14% for the week as ASX healthcare jumps
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Cochlear up 14% for the week as ASX healthcare jumps

Cochlear Ltd shares finished up 3.37% at A$118.14 on Friday, closing out a five-day rally. The stock was at A$103.75 last week. The Australian market is shut for the weekend. Healthcare stocks outperformed on a choppy day for Australian shares. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 82.4 points to 8,828.7 in the last session. Only three sectors finished higher, with healthcare among them. CSL surged 7.62%. Cochlear saw gains as well, likely riding renewed interest in healthcare stocks that had dropped in recent weeks.
June 19, 2026
Regis Resources shares rise 19% this week with McPhillamys reserve back
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Regis Resources shares rise 19% this week with McPhillamys reserve back

Regis Resources dropped 2.0% on Friday after telling the market it has rebuilt reserves at its stalled McPhillamys project in New South Wales. Shares ended at A$6.94, down from A$7.08 on Thursday. The drop hardly slowed this week’s rally. Regis jumped 18.6% since last Friday, outpacing the S&P/ASX 200, which added about 0.3% for the week. Gold miners started strong but faded later.
June 19, 2026
Aristocrat Leisure Up 2.6% as Investors Look to Buyback, NFL Slots
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Aristocrat Leisure Up 2.6% as Investors Look to Buyback, NFL Slots

Aristocrat Leisure shares rose 2.61% to A$54.95 on Friday, while the S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.92%. The stock ended the week up about 1.9%, outpacing the benchmark’s 0.3% gain. Volume hit 5.22 million shares, above triple Thursday’s level. Divergence is key here. The broader market fell, so Friday’s gain was driven by buyers in the stock, not by wider risk-on trading. One big day with strong volume does not mean the stock will keep its new level.
June 19, 2026
ANZ up 2.5% this week ahead of key Australia inflation read
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ANZ up 2.5% this week ahead of key Australia inflation read

ANZ Group Holdings shares ended the week higher, though the stock dropped 11 Australian cents to A$35.03 on Friday. National Australia Bank closed up 1.07%. Commonwealth Bank was little changed, up 0.10%. Westpac dipped 0.43%. Australian cash trading is on hold for the weekend. Market action resumes Monday, June 22. For the week, ANZ outperformed the main index by about 2.2 percentage points. Investors are looking past revenue worries for now and sticking with CEO Nuno Matos’s cost reset plan as they wait to see if growth picks up.
June 19, 2026
Northern Star Resources Jumps 8.4% for the Week Even as Gold Falls
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Northern Star Resources Jumps 8.4% for the Week Even as Gold Falls

Northern Star Resources finished the week higher after a choppy stretch, but shares dropped 2.9% on Friday. The weaker gold price overpowered the ongoing news around Australia’s top listed gold miner. The ASX closed for the weekend. The rebound keeps the spotlight on Elliott Investment Management. The activist has revealed a stake over A$1 billion and pushed for a strategic review that could include selling Northern Star or part of its assets. The stock is up, but the move has tracked gains in Australian gold shares this week rather than a clear activist-driven re-rating.
June 19, 2026
Evolution Mining drops 5% as gold miners sink on ASX, but stock posts weekly gain
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Evolution Mining drops 5% as gold miners sink on ASX, but stock posts weekly gain

Evolution Mining shares slid in Sydney trading Friday, as weaker bullion prices and selling across the mining sector weighed on the stock. Evolution dropped 67 Australian cents to finish at A$12.54, its lowest close since Monday. Evolution shares still held a weekly gain. The stock finished last Friday at A$11.75, posting a rise of 6.7% across five sessions. The S&P/ASX 200 was up just 0.3% over the same period from its June 12 close of 8,804.
June 19, 2026
Wesfarmers Slips for the Week; Kmart Launches First K Home Store
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Wesfarmers Slips for the Week; Kmart Launches First K Home Store

Wesfarmers closed Friday at A$85.76, nearly flat on the day. The owner of Bunnings and Kmart ended the week down 0.8% from last Friday. Shares moved between A$84.98 and A$86.36, finishing two cents off. That was a steadier close than the main market. Australian shares dropped close to 1%. BHP lost 5.6% and the mining index was down 4% after the miner reported a US$2.3 billion charge for cost overruns at its Jansen potash project.
June 19, 2026
Goodman Group Shares Hold Steady While A$2.65 Billion Brickworks Sale Draws Focus to Capital Strategy
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Goodman Group Shares Hold Steady While A$2.65 Billion Brickworks Sale Draws Focus to Capital Strategy

Goodman Group shares slipped 2.5% Friday, ending at A$31.50. For the week, the industrial property firm was little changed. GMG traded in a range from A$31.41 to A$32.69 before the Australian market closed for the weekend, with 9.74 million shares moving. Traders are still looking at how capital is being allocated, with the deal not getting a lift just because of size. Most of the assets go into Goodman Australia Industrial Partnership. Goodman holds a smaller direct stake, sticking to its usual model of developing and running properties with outside investors.
June 19, 2026
ASX 200 Drops 0.6% as Miners, Banks Weigh on Australia Stocks
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ASX 200 Closes Week Flat With BHP Drop Dragging Miners; CPI, Jobs Ahead

ASX 200 squeaked out a gain of less than 0.3% this week even after shedding 82.4 points on Friday, as heavy mining losses led by BHP knocked the market back. Healthcare names and other defensives made some headway but couldn’t turn things around. “Not a panic, but rather a buyers’ strike on the day,” Moomoo strategist Michael McCarthy said. This drop is important since miners are still a big part of the Australian market and were behind some of its earlier gains. Commodity prices took another hit as the U.S. dollar firmed and the Federal Reserve signaled it still favors higher rates to curb inflation. By late morning, shares of Rio Tinto lost 2.9% and Fortescue fell 1.1%, with losses
June 19, 2026
Westpac shares up after RBA holds rates; investors still question value
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Westpac Shares Hold Steady at Week’s Close After Scrutiny Report

Westpac Banking Corp dropped 15 cents to A$35.01 on Friday on news of new regulatory questions facing its business-banking unit. The shares closed flat for the week, nearly matching their June 12 finish at A$35.00. Westpac’s control systems are under fresh scrutiny, just months after regulators took a major capital penalty off the bank. APRA dropped Westpac's last A$500 million capital add-on in October, saying the lender had finished a years-long overhaul of its risk controls.
June 19, 2026
Woodside Energy Shares Dip to A$28.62 After Oil Pulls Back; Company Says No Exxon Talks
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Woodside Energy Shares Recover Friday, Still Drop 7% Over the Week as Oil Falls

Australian stocks didn’t trade as the market was shut for the weekend. Woodside Energy Group finished Friday at A$29.03, up 41 cents for the day. The stock dropped from A$31.23 a week ago. Losses were heavy on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Woodside bounced Friday in a weak market. The S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.92% to end at 8,828.70. Shares in Santos and Ampol both slipped. That gap points to some investors targeting Woodside after its big fall this week instead of betting on energy stocks across the board.
June 19, 2026
FTSE 100 Ends Lower as Miners Slip, Political Worries Weigh
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FTSE 100 Ends Lower as Miners Slip, Political Worries Weigh

FTSE 100 falls, posts worst week in six as miners and politics weigh The FTSE 100 closed down on Friday, logging its steepest weekly loss in six weeks after declines in mining stocks and renewed political worries pulled the blue-chip index lower, despite gains for oil producer shares. The index dropped 1% this week. The FTSE 250 shed 0.5%. US-Iran talks got canceled, sparking fresh worries over energy supply. Andy Burnham won the by-election, fueling talk he could move against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Both events pushed investors to cut risk.
June 19, 2026
NAB Shares Climb 3.4% for the Week, Beating ASX 200
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NAB Shares Climb 3.4% for the Week, Beating ASX 200

National Australia Bank shares finished up 40 cents at A$37.74 on Friday after moving between A$37.10 and A$37.76. The Australian market is shut for the weekend, with normal trading set to start again Monday. NAB shares outperformed on a rough day for the local market. The ASX 200 dropped 82.4 points to 8,828.70 as losses in BHP and other materials stocks dragged the index lower. NAB topped its main peers: Commonwealth Bank inched up 0.1%, but Westpac slipped 0.4% and ANZ lost 0.3%.
June 19, 2026
Macquarie Group shares finish week up 3% after A$734m employee plan buying
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Macquarie Group shares finish week up 3% after A$734m employee plan buying

Macquarie Group shares rose 3.0% for the week to end at A$249.82. The firm said it finished A$734 million in share purchases for employee awards. Shares dropped 1.17% on Friday after hitting A$254.31 on Thursday, the highest price in the 52-week data. The gain was higher than the S&P/ASX 200, which added 0.3% from last Friday but slipped 0.92% in the last session. Sydney trading is closed for the weekend. Investors now weigh Macquarie’s earnings momentum against a tight window for inflation data and governance headlines.
June 19, 2026
Commonwealth Bank Stock Edges Higher as AI Push Meets Rate Risk
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Commonwealth Bank Stock Edges Higher as AI Push Meets Rate Risk

Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares edged higher on Friday, bucking a broad market decline after the lender divided oversight of its technology operations between a new group chief information officer and group chief technology officer. Victoria Ledda and Rodrigo Castillo will take the respective roles from July 1, subject to regulatory approval. Chief Executive Matt Comyn said the bank remained focused on delivering “better, safer and more resilient technology for customers.” The modest gain matters because CBA carries about A$272 billion in market value and trades at roughly 26 times trailing earnings. At that valuation, investors need evidence that spending on artificial intelligence, digital platforms and security will improve service or efficiency rather than simply lift costs.
June 19, 2026
BHP sheds 5.6% with Jansen potash costs in focus
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BHP sheds 5.6% with Jansen potash costs in focus

BHP Group's shares on the ASX slumped 5.6% to A$61.40 Friday. The miner reported another cost revision for its Jansen potash project in Canada. That was the steepest one-day drop since April 7, 2025. The overrun at Jansen comes less than two weeks before Brandon Craig is set to replace Mike Henry as BHP’s chief executive on July 1. Jansen is at the center of BHP’s shift towards potash and copper as it looks to lessen its dependence on iron ore and coal. The timing means this is more than just a hit for one session.
June 19, 2026
CSL jumps 7.6% as buyers step back into healthcare stocks
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CSL jumps 7.6% as buyers step back into healthcare stocks

CSL Ltd rallied hard Friday, gaining 7.6% to A$116.32 and closing at its high for the day, even as the S&P/ASX 200 slid 0.92% to 8,828.7. The stock, long out of favor with sellers, moved higher while most of the market fell. With the exchange shut for the weekend, the question is set for Monday. Did this rally in CSL stick, or was it just a quick bounce as positions shifted? CSL gave no new operating details with the move. Its investor page lists the latest ASX release from June 9. The simple read is the price moved before the business story did.
June 19, 2026
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