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Stocks in Australia rose during early trading Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index increased 0.3% to 8668.50.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.82 billion), Computershare is the biggest leader this morning, rising 2.9%, and Lynas Rare Earths rose 2.2%. Suncorp Group rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 2.0%.

PLS Group is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.3%, followed by shares of Evolution Mining, which dropped 2.7%. Shares of Origin Energy fell 2.3%.

The U.S dollar weakened 0.5% against the Australian dollar to 1.39 Australian dollars.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Australian government bond yield fell 0.04 basis point to 5.027%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 14, 2026 20:30 ET (00:30 GMT)

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