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NextDC faces further selling pressure after ASX demotion

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 28, 2026 • 05:00 AM
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The former market darling is expected to be replaced in the S&P/ASX 50 Index by Genesis Minerals following its $12 billion merger with Vault Minerals.

NextDC faces further selling pressure after ASX demotion

NextDC is expected to be booted from the S & P/ASX 50 Index in the coming weeks, adding further pressure on the share price after a brutal earnings downgrade last week triggered one of the biggest single-day sell-offs ever for an ASX-listed company.

The shares plunged 42 per cent last Wednesday to a nine-year low after the data centre developer was forced to delay an expansion at its new flagship Melbourne site following a suburban revolt over new 22-metre power poles.

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