Australian miners fall as copper prices drop

Rio Tinto

27/08/2026 04:17

** Australian miners .AXMM fall as much as 1.2%, their biggest intraday pct drop since Aug 19
** Sub-index set to snap five-session winning streak, if current trend holds
** Miners slip on the back of tumbling copper prices MET/L
** Both mining giants BHP Group BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX shed 1%
** YTD, sub-index up 24.6%

 (Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)
 ((Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))