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Stocks in Australia slipped Thursday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index dropped 0.3% to 8762.50.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.41 billion), South32 was the biggest laggard, falling 3.5%, followed by shares of PLS Group, which declined 1.9%. Shares of Evolution Mining fell 1.7%.

Sigma Healthcare was the biggest leader during the session, increasing 2.5%, and Santos gained 2.0%. Origin Energy rounded out the top three movers, as shares rose 1.8%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.2% to 97.21. The U.S dollar weakened 0.2% against the Australian dollar to 1.44 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield fell 0.4 basis point to 4.886%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 09, 2026 02:35 ET (06:35 GMT)

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