Australian miners rise as copper prices jump

Rio Tinto

06/08/2026 02:20

** Australian miners .AXMM rise as much as 2.3%, highest level since June 19 
** Sub-index on track for fifth straight session of gains, if current trend holds
** Miners surge as copper prices rise on falling inventories in the London Metal Exchange system MET/L
** Mining giants BHP Group BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX trade in the green
** YTD, sub-index up 16.6

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