News 14 June 2026

Etihad Orders 10 Boeing Jets, Raising Talk of Hard-to-Get 787 Slots
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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 11.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 11, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 11, 2026, 6:54 AM EDT Computacenter, Wise In Focus As Founder-Led Names Draw Attention In Volatile Markets July 11, 2026, 6:54 AM EDT. Investors are dealing with higher inflation, energy costs and bond yields. Founder-led companies-where top execs have real skin in the game-are being looked at for stability now. Computacenter (LSE:CCC) trades at a premium P/E, even with margin headwinds and some funding risk, as its discounted cash flow valuation points to possible mispricing. The UK-based IT firm has £9.2 billion in revenue and is on the FTSE 100.
July 11, 2026
Santos Share Price: STO Near 52-Week High as Oil Pullback Tests Rally
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Santos Share Price: STO Near 52-Week High as Oil Pullback Tests Rally

Sydney, June 15, 2026, 07:02. Santos Limited enters the new trading week with its share price holding near recent highs, even as oil markets have turned more volatile. ASX-supplied delayed data compiled by Intelligent Investor showed Santos at A$8.07 as of 16:40 on June 12, with a market value of about A$26.21 billion, a day range of A$7.90–A$8.07, and a price just 2.06% below its 52-week high of A$8.24. That matters because Santos is an oil and gas producer: changes in crude and LNG prices can quickly alter expectations for revenue, margins and free cash flow, which is cash left after operating and investment spending.
June 14, 2026
Zip Co Rallies 9% as Buyback Draws Attention Ahead of FY26 Numbers
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Zip Co Rallies 9% as Buyback Draws Attention Ahead of FY26 Numbers

SYDNEY, June 15, 2026, 07:02 — Shares in Zip Co jumped 9% with the buyback plan in focus ahead of FY26 results. Zip Co jumped back onto the radar for investors after the stock gained 9.47% to finish at A$2.66, up A$0.23 from the previous A$2.43 close. The buy-now-pay-later company’s shares rose above the 50-day moving average at A$2.28, but the shares stayed under the 200-day moving average of A$2.96. The longer trend is still lagging.
June 14, 2026
Sigma Healthcare Shares Face Monday Test as Boots Deal Drama Hits ASX:SIG
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Sigma Healthcare Shares Face Monday Test as Boots Deal Drama Hits ASX:SIG

Sigma Healthcare Ltd. heads into Monday’s ASX session with investors focused on whether the Chemist Warehouse owner has backed away from a possible acquisition of UK pharmacy giant Boots, after reports over the weekend said shareholder pushback had cooled the company’s appetite for a company-changing deal. Sigma’s shares last traded at A$2.64 on Friday, down 1.86% for the session, even as the S&P/ASX 200 — Australia’s main benchmark index of large listed companies — closed 1.98% higher at 8,804.04. The immediate issue for the share price is not Boots itself, but what a Boots deal would have meant: a potentially large equity raising, more debt and a major integration challenge just months after Sigma’s merger with Chemist Warehouse. Sigma told
June 14, 2026
Transurban Hits New 52-Week High, Toll-Road Play Faces Valuation Pressure
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Transurban Hits New 52-Week High, Toll-Road Play Faces Valuation Pressure

Sydney, June 15, 2026, 06:03. Transurban Group climbed again, sending the ASX-listed toll-road stock back toward the top end of its recent band. Shares were last at A$15.61, giving the company a market cap near A$48.7 billion. Transurban gets tagged as both infrastructure and income, so the new 52-week high shows buyers still want the steady toll-road money—even as the broader Australian market bounced sharply.
June 14, 2026
Stockland Shares Rebound as Morgan Stanley Retail Deal Talk Puts ASX:SGP Back in Focus
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Stockland Shares Rebound as Morgan Stanley Retail Deal Talk Puts ASX:SGP Back in Focus

Stockland enters the new trading week with renewed investor attention after a strong Friday move in ASX:SGP. The diversified property group finished June 12 at A$4.23, up A$0.13, or 3.17%, with Intelligent Investor data showing the stock has rebounded from A$3.83 a week earlier. The bounce matters because it has pulled Stockland off recent lows, but the shares remain well below their 12-month high, keeping the debate alive over whether the move is a recovery trade or the start of a broader re-rating. The rally came during a stronger session for Australian equities, with the S&P/ASX 200 trading close to 2% higher by mid-afternoon Friday as broad risk appetite improved. Stockland also sits in a rate-sensitive corner of the market:
June 14, 2026
Fortescue Gains as Iron Ore Holds Steady, China in View
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Fortescue Gains as Iron Ore Holds Steady, China in View

Fortescue Ltd gained in the latest ASX session, finishing up 3.11% at A$20.21. The stock added A$0.61 on June 12, trading higher with other major miners and the banks. The S&P/ASX 200 ended at 8,804.00 on a risk-on day. BHP advanced 3.50%, Rio Tinto was up 2.40%. Fortescue saw support as the sector and the index both moved higher. FMG still reacts fast to iron ore moves—any sign of change in China demand hits the shares. On June 12, benchmark iron ore printed at US$101.62 a tonne, flat on the session, but down 8.68% for the month. Fortescue sits in the middle: the stock rebounded Friday, buyers stepped in for miners, but the price slide keeps the earnings risk alive.
June 14, 2026
Lynas Rare Earths gains with supply security push keeping ASX trader attention
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Lynas Rare Earths gains with supply security push keeping ASX trader attention

Lynas Rare Earths Limited finished up 5.21% at A$17.77 on Friday, outperforming the ASX 200, which rose 1.98% according to Trading Economics data as of June 12. Lynas is still drawing buyers as investors target companies set to benefit from rare earth projects outside China. The stock ran up 10.7% in the last four weeks and has almost doubled, up 97.44% over the past year. Lynas shares aren’t trading like those of a typical miner tied just to commodity spot prices. The company is the biggest rare earths producer outside China. NdPr is used in magnets for EVs, wind turbines and defense. Reuters said China makes about 90% of the world’s rare earth magnets, so supplies outside China carry a
June 14, 2026
South32 Shares Approach 2026 High as Mozal Buyout Talks Turn Focus to Aluminium Risk
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South32 Shares Approach 2026 High as Mozal Buyout Talks Turn Focus to Aluminium Risk

South32 Ltd. traded last at A$4.52, up 3.43% at the June 12 close, as investors look at the stock’s recent climb and latest news out of Mozal Aluminium in Mozambique, where operations remain a key question for the miner. The ASX-listed company shows a market cap near A$20.28 billion on Google Finance, with shares moving in a 52-week band of A$2.52 to A$4.95. Mozal is in the spotlight after a June 14 Club of Mozambique report said South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation is looking at options including buying South32’s 63.7% stake, backing another structure, or cutting its own stake. Business Day and an IDC tender were cited. IDC’s Tshepo Ramodibe called Mozal “a strategically important industrial asset in the region”
June 14, 2026
Qantas Gains After Oil Slips, Fuel Worries Fade Ahead of FY26 Earnings
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Qantas Gains After Oil Slips, Fuel Worries Fade Ahead of FY26 Earnings

Shares of Qantas Airways Limited jumped 3.8% to A$9.35 at the close of the ASX’s latest session, notching a gain ahead of the S&P/ASX 200, which rose 1.98% to 8,804.00 on Friday. Investors bought into both the broader market recovery and Qantas’ play on easing fuel cost forecasts. Oil's slide matters for airlines, with Brent crude closing at $87.33 a barrel Friday, down 3.37%. That comes after talk of a possible U.S.-Iran peace deal sent oil to its lowest since early March. Fuel is one of the biggest variables for airline profits. For Qantas, lower fuel can help its margins at a time when it's been tweaking capacity and fares to handle cost pressures.
June 14, 2026
QBE Insurance Share Price Near 52-Week High as Capital Deal Puts August Results in Focus
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QBE Insurance Share Price Near 52-Week High as Capital Deal Puts August Results in Focus

Sydney, June 15, 2026, 04:02 AEST. QBE Insurance Group Limited shares enter the new week with investors balancing a stronger capital position against a valuation that already prices in much of the insurer’s recent operating improvement. The ASX-listed stock last closed at A$24.06 on Friday, June 12, after trading as high as A$24.50 during the session and sitting just below Google Finance’s listed 52-week high of A$24.60. Intelligent Investor data shows the share price has risen 6.13% over the past seven days and 22.13% so far in 2026, a run that makes fresh upside more dependent on earnings delivery than simple market momentum.
June 14, 2026
Woolworths Edges Toward 52-Week High as Investors Eye Grocery Recovery
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Woolworths Edges Toward 52-Week High as Investors Eye Grocery Recovery

Sydney, June 15, 2026, 04:02 — c shares are trading just below a one-year top going into the new week, last changing hands at A$38.33 after rising 0.63% in recent ASX action. That rise caps a brisk rebound, with Intelligent Investor data showing the stock 8.71% above last week’s close. Investing.com put the day’s range between A$38.09 and A$38.50. A “52-week high” tracks the highest price in the past year, and Woolworths hit an intraday peak of A$38.50. Investors seem willing to pay more as the turnaround takes hold.
June 14, 2026
Aristocrat Leisure up as investors look to July briefing after fresh buyback
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Aristocrat Leisure up as investors look to July briefing after fresh buyback

Aristocrat Leisure Limited finished stronger, with shares up after the latest session as investors sized up a solid Australian market and more signs that the gaming tech group is sending money back to shareholders. The ASX stock closed at A$53.91 on June 12, up from A$53.38 the day before. Shares moved between A$53.53 and A$54.39 on volume near 1.81 million. Aristocrat’s stock got backing from both a risk-on market and its own buy-back activity. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 1.98% on Friday. Aristocrat’s June 12 filing showed it is still running an on-market buy-back, where it buys back shares off the market. Buy-backs can lift earnings per share if total earnings stay flat.
June 14, 2026
Northern Star Shares Rebound as Elliott Pressure and Buyback Put ASX Gold Giant Back in Focus
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Northern Star Shares Rebound as Elliott Pressure and Buyback Put ASX Gold Giant Back in Focus

Northern Star Resources Ltd is heading into the new trading week with its share price trying to recover from a bruising governance and operating debate. The ASX-listed gold miner closed at A$19.26 on Friday, up A$0.94, or 5.13%, according to Google Finance, giving the company a market value of about A$27.49 billion. The rebound matters because it came after weeks of pressure on sentiment: Intelligent Investor data shows Northern Star is still down 21.58% in 2026, despite Friday’s bounce. The immediate issue for the stock is not just the gold price, but whether activist pressure can force faster change. Reuters reported that Elliott Investment Management had called for Northern Star to strengthen its board and conduct a formal strategic review,
June 14, 2026
Goodman Group Stock: ASX GMG Rebounds as Data-Centre Pipeline Faces Contract Test
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Goodman Group Stock: ASX GMG Rebounds as Data-Centre Pipeline Faces Contract Test

Goodman Group enters the new trading week with GMG shares last quoted at A$31.52, after rising 2.24% in Friday’s session. The gain broadly matched a stronger Australian market, with the S&P/ASX 200 closing at 8,804.0 after a 1.98% rise, suggesting the move was helped by wider risk appetite rather than a fresh earnings release from Goodman itself. The stock matters to investors because Goodman has become one of the ASX’s clearest property-market exposures to the artificial-intelligence infrastructure buildout. The company owns, develops and manages logistics properties and data centres, and its share price is increasingly tied to whether demand for computing capacity can be turned into contracted developments, rental income and fund-management earnings.
June 14, 2026
Westpac Slides 2.6% as Mortgage Growth Slows, ASX Bank Stocks Fall
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Westpac Rises With ASX Banks Ahead of RBA Decision

Westpac Banking Corporation shares finished the latest session at A$35.00, up 1.45%, as the ASX bounced. The S&P/ASX 200 closed 1.98% higher at 8,804 on June 12. Westpac is a key name in the benchmark. Moves in WBC often track wider rate bets or shifts in risk appetite, not just what the bank reports. The key question now for investors is whether the rally keeps going after the RBA meets on June 16. A Reuters survey shows 42 of 45 economists expect the central bank to leave the cash rate at 4.35%, with three rate hikes since February. But Westpac still sees rates going up to 4.85%, according to the same poll. Higher rates can boost banks’ lending margins but
June 14, 2026
Woodside Energy Shares in Spotlight After Exxon Bid Talk, Browse LNG Update
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Woodside Energy Shares in Spotlight After Exxon Bid Talk, Browse LNG Update

Sydney, June 15, 2026, 03:10. Woodside Energy Group Ltd heads into the week with markets focused on two main issues—its new Australian LNG move that’s expensive but strategic, and a new round of U.S. takeover chatter. Woodside shares ended at A$31.23 on the ASX, down 0.92% on June 12, missing out as the S&P/ASX 200 climbed 1.98% to 8,804.00. The close reflects the first trader reaction to the Browse update; U.S. markets later caught reports that Exxon Mobil was looking at possible buyout targets like Woodside.
June 14, 2026
Telix Pharmaceuticals stock draws attention after STOXX index move ahead of FDA catalysts
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Telix Pharmaceuticals stock draws attention after STOXX index move ahead of FDA catalysts

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited starts the week with investors keeping an eye on a possible index flow, while concerns about regulatory risk remain high. Shares of the radiopharma firm on the ASX finished Friday at A$13.60, up 0.97% for the session. That lagged the S&P/ASX 200, which rose 1.98%. Telix has climbed 6.34% over the last four weeks but is still down 45.12% over 12 months. The stock stays volatile, moving on any fresh signs of institutional interest or regulatory news. Telix will be added to multiple STOXX health-care indexes after the June 13 STOXX index review. Changes take effect June 22 and include the STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Health Care, STOXX Global 1800 Health Care, and related benchmarks. Index changes like
June 14, 2026
ASX 200 Week Ahead: RBA Decision, Oil and Iran Deal Hopes Put Australia Stocks on Watch
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ASX 200 Week Ahead: RBA Decision, Oil and Iran Deal Hopes Put Australia Stocks on Watch

Australian shares enter the week ahead with renewed momentum after the S&P/ASX 200 jumped 170.75 points, or 1.98%, to 8,804.00 on Friday, leaving the benchmark up 2.01% over the past month but still below its February 2026 all-time high of 9,202.90. The move matters for stock prices because the rebound was broad rather than confined to one sector: BHP, Rio Tinto and the big four banks all rose, while gold miners also rallied, giving investors a cleaner read on risk appetite after several weeks of oil-driven inflation anxiety. The next major catalyst is Tuesday’s RBA decision. The central bank says the cash rate target is 4.35%, effective since May 6, with the next update due at 2.30 p.m. AEST on
June 14, 2026
FTSE 100 Faces Bank of England Test After Rally as UK Inflation Data Looms
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FTSE 100 Faces Bank of England Test After Rally as UK Inflation Data Looms

London, June 14, 2026, 18:02. The UK stock market heads into the new week with the FTSE 100 back near the upper end of its recent range after a broad Friday rally, but the next move will depend heavily on inflation, jobs data and the Bank of England’s policy signal. The blue-chip index closed Friday up 1.6% at 10,471.7, its highest finish since May 27, while the FTSE 250 also rose 1.6% in its strongest one-day gain in more than five weeks. Both indexes gained more than 1% for the week as falling oil prices and hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace agreement lifted risk appetite.
June 14, 2026
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