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Stocks in Australia rose Wednesday, as the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index gained 0.6% to 8653.30.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 15 billion Australian dollars ($10.53 billion), Coles Group was the biggest leader during the session, gaining 5.0%, and Wesfarmers gained 4.3%. CSL rounded out the top three movers, as shares rose 3.5%.
Sigma Healthcare was the biggest laggard, tumbling 5.5%, followed by shares of Evolution Mining, which tumbled 5.0%. Shares of Northern Star Resources fell 3.5%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index dropped 0.1% to 96.46. 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 declined 3.09 basis points to 4.902%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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June 10, 2026 02:35 ET (06:35 GMT)
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