Australian coal miners advance as supply fears lift commodity pricing

Whitehaven Coal

02/06/2026 04:40

** Shares of Australian coal miners advance to become among the top gainers on the energy sub-index, which is up 0.8%
** Chinese coking coal prices extended gains for a second straight day on lingering supply-side concerns IRONORE/
** Whitehaven Coal WHC.AX rises as much as 3.2% to A$9.3, hitting their highest since April 1
** Whitehaven on track for third straight day of gains
** Yancoal Australia YAL.AX gains as much as 3.8% to A$7.165, touching a one-week peak

(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com;))