The S&P Global Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index eased to 51.9 in September 2026 from 53.2 in August, but came above the preliminary estimate of 51.4. This marked a fourth straight month of expansion, although growth slowed to its weakest pace in three months as new business increased at the softest rate in the three-month growth sequence. Export business improved, with overseas demand rising for the first time in five months, albeit marginally. Employment fell for the first time since May as firms cited softer new orders and efforts to limit costs, while backlogs increased for a third consecutive month. On prices, input-cost inflation accelerated due to higher fuel, labour and other input expenses, while output price inflation also picked up as firms passed higher costs on to clients. Both measures remained above their respective long-run averages. Business confidence fell to a three-month low, with some firms expressing concerns over the economic outlook and sales.

Australia Services Growth Revised Upward

The NZX 50 advanced 41 points, or 0.3%, to 13,722 in Monday morning deals, erasing losses from the previous two sessions and moving away from its lowest level since September 15, touched in the previous session, tracking a rise on Wall Street on Friday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report eased expectations of a Fed interest rate hike. The broader index was mainly driven by the financials, real estate, and industrial sectors. However, falls in energy, consumer staples, and consumer discretionary capped the gain. Traders also anticipated the FOMC minutes later this week and continued to monitor developments in oil prices after Yemen's Saudi-backed forces announced a major operation in an effort to take all territory held by the Houthis. Among the early gainers were Port of Tauranga (2.5%), Mainfreight (1.2%), Infratil (1.4%), Ebos Group (1.1%), Auckland International Airport (1.0%), FC Investment (1.0%), and Chorus (0.6%).

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Australia’s S&P Global Flash Composite PMI was revised higher to 51.3 in September 2026 from a preliminary estimate of 50.8, but remained below the final reading of 52.7 in August. However, it still marked the lowest reading since June. The latest result marked the fourth straight month of expansion in private-sector activity, with the services sector continuing to grow, though at its slowest pace in three months. Meanwhile, manufacturing output contraction deepened, with a renewed fall in new goods orders. Rising services new business, meanwhile, kept overall new orders in expansion, but total export business declined due to a drop in manufacturing export orders. Employment also resumed growth in September. On the price front, output cost inflation accelerated, with input and output cost pressures intensifying in the services sector, while easing in manufacturing activity but remaining elevated by historical standards. Finally, business sentiment weakened to a three-month low.

Australia Composite PMI Revised Higher

ASE increased to 4212.00 Index Points, the highest since September 2008. Over the past 4 weeks, Amman Stock Exchange General Index gained 4.18%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 38.44%.

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