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Stocks in Australia rose Thursday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index gained 0.2% to 8839.00.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.52 billion), South32 was the biggest leader during the session, increasing 2.4%, and Northern Star Resources gained 1.9%. Evolution Mining rounded out the top three movers, as shares added 1.8%.

Pro Medicus was the biggest laggard, plunging 6.5%, followed by shares of SGH, which fell 2.2%. Shares of Brambles declined 2.1%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.1% to 97.21. The U.S dollar weakened 0.2% against the Australian dollar to 1.43 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield increased 1.8 basis points to 5.003%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 23, 2026 02:35 ET (06:35 GMT)

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