Australian Stocks Climb 0.9% in Early Trading

Dow Jones07-27 08:31

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Stocks in Australia rose during early trading Monday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index gained 0.9% to 8851.80.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.50 billion), Evolution Mining is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 4.2%, and Northern Star Resources rose 3.6%. SGH rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 2.6%.

Santos is the biggest early laggard, dropping 3.6%, followed by shares of Woodside Energy Group, which dropped 2.6%. Shares of Origin Energy fell 1.0%.

The U.S dollar weakened 0.3% against the Australian dollar to 1.43 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield fell 6.9 basis points to 5.023%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 26, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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