Australian Stocks Decline 1.8% In Morning Trading

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Stocks in Australia fell during early trading Monday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index declined 1.8% to 8273.80.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.52 billion), Evolution Mining is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 5.8%, followed by shares of Northern Star Resources, which declined 4.9%. Shares of South32 declined 3.8%.

Santos is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 1.4%, and Woodside Energy Group rose 0.9%. Suncorp Group rounds out the top three movers, as shares climbed 0.4%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.1% to 96.35. The U.S dollar weakened 0.2% against the Australian dollar to 1.43 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield rose 11.5 basis points to 5.151%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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March 22, 2026 19:31 ET (23:31 GMT)

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