Sydney, Jan 7, 2026, 17:20 AEDT — Market closed

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ANZ.AX) shares ended down 1.5% at A$35.43 on Wednesday, underperforming a firmer local market. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.28%, while the financials sector fell 0.8%.

The bank stock move followed an inflation update that kept the interest-rate outlook front and centre. Data showed consumer prices were flat in November, holding annual inflation at 3.4%, while the “trimmed mean” measure of underlying inflation — which strips out the largest price moves — cooled to 3.2%. Interest-rate futures still imply about a one-in-three chance the Reserve Bank of Australia hikes again in February; “It’s really that underlying inflation measure ……