Australian Stocks Add 1.3% In Early Trading

Dow Jones03-25 07:31

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Stocks in Australia climbed during early trading Wednesday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index rose 1.3% to 8487.10.

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, adding 4.7%, and Northern Star Resources increased 4.6%. South32 rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 3.7%.

Computershare is the biggest early laggard, dropping 3.2%, followed by shares of Woodside Energy Group, which fell 1.2%. Shares of Santos slipped 0.6%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index was flat at 96.12. The U.S dollar held steady against the Australian dollar at 1.43 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield fell 4.5 basis points to 5.010%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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March 24, 2026 19:31 ET (23:31 GMT)

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