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Stocks in Australia climbed during early trading Monday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index gained 1.2% to 8907.30.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.62 billion), Evolution Mining is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 8.0%, and Sigma Healthcare surged 7.4%. Northern Star Resources rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 5.5%.

Santos is the biggest early laggard, falling 3.5%, followed by shares of Origin Energy, which fell 1.6%. Shares of Transurban Group slipped 0.9%.

The U.S dollar weakened 0.5% against the Australian dollar to 1.41 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield declined 5.13 basis points to 4.776%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 14, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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