Relief palpable as Unmade Index breathes out

Hal Crawford

January 22, 2026 5:56

The Unmade Index joined the ASX 200 in breathing a collective sigh of relief — having digested a rambling hour-long speech by US president Donald Trump overnight — and gaining ground.

All our media companies with caps over $100m also grew today, with the exception of Southern Cross Media, which was off by 2.82%.

In terms of the gainers, News Corp was up 0.53%, Nine was up 1.35%, Ooh Media was up 0.77% and Ive was up 0.35%. ARN was the strongest of the larger names, rising 2.70%. Further down the list, Vinyl jumped 5.81% and Pureprofile rose 3.92%.

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Hal Crawford

Crawford has worked across news media over a 30-year career, including running Ninemsn editorial in Sydney (editor-in-chief and publisher) and the TV3 newsroom in Auckland (chief news officer).

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