Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Australian Shares Fall as Bank Sell-off Continues
Australian shares ended lower on Wednesday, with banks continuing to fall despite gains in mining stocks.
The banking sector has been struggling due to margin pressure and intense competition.
Meanwhile, gold miners rose as gold prices increased.
Wages also grew steadily in the third quarter.
Australian shares fell 0.3% to finish at their lowest since early June
Banking sector lost 1.2%, hitting a six-month low
Mining stocks gained 0.8% but couldn't offset bank losses
Gold miners rose 2.3% as gold prices increased
Wages grew at a steady pace in the third quarter
- Who
- Australian investors
- What
- sold off shares, particularly in the banking sector
- When
- Wednesday, November 19
- Where
- Australian stock market
- Why
- due to bank earnings headwinds and an oversold market
Bearish View
Bullish View
Bank Sell-off
Bearish View
Bank earnings headwinds and intense competition are causing investors to sell off shares
Bullish View
Bank sell-off is a healthy pullback and reallocation of capital, leading to a more valuation-disciplined market
- Index Change
- S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3% to 8,447.9 points
- Banking Sector Change
- Financials lost 1.2%, hitting a six-month low
- Mining Sector Change
- Mining stocks gained 0.8%
- Gold Miners Change
- Gold miners rose 2.3%
- Wage Growth
- Wages grew at a steady pace in the third quarter
