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Stocks in Australia fell during early trading Tuesday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index dropped 1.3% to 8512.30.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.55 billion), Evolution Mining is the biggest early laggard, plunging 8.2%, followed by shares of Northern Star Resources, which plunged 5.2%. Shares of REA Group fell 4.4%.

Coles Group is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 1.6%, and Santos added 1.4%. Computershare rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 1.4%.

The U.S dollar strengthened 0.1% against the Australian dollar to 1.42 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield increased 5.26 basis points to 4.973%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 08, 2026 20:31 ET (00:31 GMT)

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