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Stocks in Australia slipped Thursday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index dropped 0.6% to 8911.10.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.56 billion), PLS Group was the biggest laggard, dropping 3.0%, followed by shares of Evolution Mining, which dropped 1.9%. Shares of Fortescue fell 1.7%.

SGH was the biggest leader during the session, rising 2.7%, and QBE Insurance Group rose 1.9%. Computershare rounded out the top three movers, as shares gained 1.6%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.61. The U.S dollar weakened 0.4% against the Australian dollar to 1.42 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield rose 0.77 basis point to 4.785%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 18, 2026 02:35 ET (06:35 GMT)

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