US strikes on Iran have sent oil prices surging to a two-week high, dragging the ASX 200 lower while energy stocks soared and miners slumped.
Cameron Micallef
Renewed fighting in the Middle East has sent oil prices higher and bond prices tumbling, while concerns about AI valuations have put pressure on shares.
Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper
The ASX200 recovered from its heavy morning losses to finish the day down just 0.2 per cent despite Iran launching attacks on US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Derek Rose
Wall St has closed lower, led by Nasdaq while the S&P 500 lost 0.45 per cent, amid renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz that drove spikes in oil.
Pete Schroeder
Miners and gold producers have been hammered on the ASX as a Strait of Hormuz attack sent oil prices surging.
Blockbuster results from Samsung haven't been enough to buoy tech shares, leading to broader market losses as anxiety remains about the AI-driven rally.
Amanda Cooper
Australian miners have continued to weigh on the local exchange after a fresh attack in the Persian Gulf sent jitters through equities markets.
Adrian Black
US stocks have closed higher as investors again looked favourably at shares in major technology companies.
Noel Randewich and Ragini Mathur
The waterfront and iconic venues suddenly shut down as the owners entered voluntary administration.
Emma Kirk
Mining and banking stocks dragged the ASX 200 into the red at the start of the trading week, even as a gold miner bidding war sent Vault Minerals surging almost 12 per cent.
Henderson manufacturer Matrix is one court hearing away from leaving the ASX after shareholders overwhelmingly backed a $90m takeover.
Ryan Johnson
The WA fund manager says the surging prices of major tech stocks are only reinforcing its long-held belief that equity markets are dangerously overvalued and ‘disconnected from ... economic realities’.
Sean Smith
Sluggish banks and supermarkets are weighing on a broadly positive start to the trading week, with gains in energy stocks, health care and tech.
Softer US jobs data has sent the ASX 200 to its highest close since mid-June, with gold producers, major banks and miners leading a broad 1.37 per cent rally.
The insurance giant said natural hazard claims have topped its allowance after 18 major weather events, but its core insurance business remains on track.
European stocks are up and US futures remain buoyant after lukewarm US employment data lowered the chances of an interest rate rise.
Nell Mackenzie and Gregor Stuart Hunter
The Federal Court has rubber stamped a $20.5 million penalty to ASX Ltd over a misleading statement about the status of a critical technology project.
Rebecca Le May
US stocks have closed higher as investors digested employment data and its implications for interest rates.
Caroline Valetkevitch and Niket Nishant
Nine of 11 sectors fell and yet the Australian sharemarket has barely moved, with banks and record gold prices doing the heavy lifting against a global tech wreckage.
Students, partners and Kiwis will be slapped with surging visa fees under a surprise July 1 change.
Nathan Schmidt
East Perth-based Intelligent Monitoring Group says the deal will nearly triple earnings, but the former Threat Protect roll-up is taking on a major debt facility to get there.
Boosted by the banking sector, the Australian share market's main index has overcome its morning losses to finish the day flat.
The greenback is down as investors await an American payrolls report and its implications for interest rates, while semiconductor shares slid after big gains.
Alun John and Stella Qiu
A family-owned retail chain will close most of its stores as it goes into voluntary administration after more than 130 years.
