ASX closes higher as BHP rebounds, tech stocks rise; CBA, Macquarie Bank fall

The Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 11, 2026

The Australian sharemarket edged up in Wednesday’s session, erasing early losses and shrugging off falls on Wall Street, where inflation figures spooked investors.

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Citing the impact of AI, the airline will send 850 back-office jobs, “mostly” to India, through professional services firm Accenture.

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David Jones has told suppliers and staff that half of its stores will close as the receivers in charge of the embattled department store owner attempt to make the business viable again.

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Locksley locks onto 10km copper trend in NSW land grab

Locksley Resources has grown its NSW copper-gold footprint to 1,000sq km after securing a new licence hosting an undrilled 10km geological structure on the prospective Tritton Trend.

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Peruvian copper muscle drives US$50M earnings bonanza for Rio2

TSX-listed Rio2 Ltd banked US$115M in quarterly revenue and US$50M in EBITDA as its Peruvian copper mine delivered and its weather-affected Chilean gold continued to ramp up in Chile.

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Macquarie admits ‘bonus’ savings rate failure, agrees to pay $14 million

The corporate regulator said customers should not have to scrutinise every transaction and that Macquarie had failed to prevent confusion to customers.