Wren Advisers Daily Update
Summary: Thursday 18-June-2026
Australia Value Chg
S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index 9,006.1 0.0
S&P/ASX 200 Index 8,804.0 0.0
ASX Volume (million) 2,871.510 0.000
ASX Advances 1,353 ---
ASX Declines 536 ---
ASX Value ($ million) 8,580.910 0.000
RBA cash rate (%) 4.35 0.00
90 day bank bill rate (%)     ---     ---
10 year Treasury bond yield (%) 4.81 0.00
AUD/USD 0.7029 0.0000
AUD/TWI 65.6 0.0
USD/JPY 160.35 0.00
EUR/USD 1.1557 0.0000
Asia Value Chg
Nikkei 225 Index 66,020.04 0.00
Hang Seng Index 24,718.10 0.00
Europe Value Chg
FTSE 100 Index 10,471.72 0.00
DAX Index 24,635.30 0.00
North America Value Chg
Dow Jones Industrial Average 51,202.26 0.00
NYSE Volume (million) 1,184.620 0.000
NYSE Advances 1,813 ---
NYSE Declines 937 ---
NASDAQ Composite Index 25,888.84 0.00
NASDAQ Volume (million) 10,337.400 0.000
NASDAQ Advances 2,690 ---
NASDAQ Declines 2,158 ---
US 3 month Treasury bill rate (%) 3.71 0.00
US 10 year Treasury bond yield (%) 4.49 0.00
Commodities Value Chg
London PM gold price (US$/oz) 4,185.95 0.00
WTI crude oil price (US$/bbl) 84.29 0.00
Market News
Australian share market struggles as investors fear higher local and US interest rates. The decline was driven primarily by more hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve which hinted that interest rates could be raised later this year.

Mining and technology stocks led the losses, especially gold miners as the price of gold bullion slides around 1.7%. Major miners such as Rio Tinto (RIO), BHP Group (BHP) and Mineral Resources (MIN) all traded lower amid weaker Chinese economic data and softer commodity prices.

ABS figures show Australia's population increased by 1.5% in the year to December 2025 to 27.8 million.

Lifestyle Communities (LIC) soars 9.8% after confirming an acceleration in sales momentum in the June quarter 2026, with new home sales rising from 43 to 56 in the quarter. Home sales in the full-year were 209 versus 139 for FY25.

WH Soul Pattinson (SOL) adds 0.8% after agreeing to sell its stake in Brickworks’ industrial joint venture property trusts to Goodman Group (GMG) for $1.89 billion. GMG shares were down 1.2%.

Challenger (CGF) gains 0.6% as its funds management unit Fidante agrees to a merger with Channel Capital to create Channel Group with $150 billion of assets under management.

Emeco Holdings (EHL) sinks 4.5% after flagging ‘a moderately softer close to FY26 with customers’ operations impacted by wet weather, supply chain challenges and fuel price uncertainty.’

Infrastructure investor Infratil gains 0.6% after appointing former Woolworths Group (WOW) CEO Brad Banducci to its board from 1 July 2026.









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