Australian Stocks Fall 0.2% In Early Trading

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Stocks in Australia slipped during early trading Monday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index declined 0.2% to 8710.20.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.77 billion), Scentre Group is the biggest early laggard, declining 2.3%, followed by shares of Woolworths Group, which fell 1.6%. Shares of Telstra Group fell 1.5%.

REA Group is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 2.5%, and Evolution Mining rose 1.9%. Fortescue rounds out the top three movers, as shares climbed 0.7%.

The U.S dollar weakened 0.1% against the Australian dollar to 1.39 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield rose 3.4 basis points to 4.879%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 31, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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