Tech, healthcare stocks lift Aussie sharemarket

Tech, healthcare stocks lift Aussie sharemarket

The Australian sharemarket has bucked the global trend as surging healthcare and tech stocks lifted the market, while tensions between Japan and China sparked broader Asian sell-offs.

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 closes higher as tech rebounds; BlueScope pushes back on $13.2b bid

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 21:54 AEDT — Market closed. Australian shares ended higher on Thursday, lifted by a second straight rise in tech and health stocks while miners eased. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.29% at 8,720.8, with information technology up 1.73% and healthcare up 1.64%, even as materials fell 1.23%. Market Index The rotation matters right now because investors are trying to read the rate path off a handful of fresh inflation signals, and …

PEAK ASSET: ARVO WRAP 8 January: ASX gains as tech and health stocks jump | Oil briefly traded below $US60 a barrel | Hydrix secures $2.5m deal to collaborate on development of SynCardia’s total artificial heart technology | - Opening Print

8 January, 2026 Diamond drilling by Tambourah Metals (ASX:TMB) at its namesake project in WA’s Pilbara region has returned bonanza-grade gold results and point to the Tambourah King prospect having strong potential to develop an initial resource estimate. here Across Markets… Australian shares rose on Thursday as sharp gains in technology and health stocks offset losses from a mixed session on Wall Street amid profit-taking after a fast start t…

Australian shares edge higher as miners take a breather

Australia's share market has clutched a second straight session of gains but continued to trade within a tight range as investors mull ongoing geopolitical concerns.

Lunch Wrap: ASX edges up as rate cut talk lifts tech, resources lag

Tech lifts ASX on rate cut hopes Resources slip as oil and gold fade Monadelphous pops on fresh contracts   The ASX 200 was back on the front foot by Thursday lunchtime on the east coast, up about 0.1%. Wall Street gave us a mixed handover overnight, but other Asian markets opened a bit soggy this morning. Back on the ASX, tech and biotech stocks were doing the heavy lifting and keeping the market in the green. When bond yields ease and the rate…

ASX makes slight gain as Wall Street drifts, tech stocks continue to rise

The Australian sharemarket continued its lacklustre performance for the first full trading week of the new year, making a muted showing on Thursday.