The local share market has finished about where it began after gyrating between positive and negative territory before and after the Reserve Bank's surprise decision on interest rates.
Wall Street's major indexes closed sharply lower overnight, after US president Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs against Japan, South Korea and other trading partners.
The Australian share market has slipped from the record levels set last week amid more uncertainty over Donald Trump's trade wars and ahead of the Reserve Bank's latest decision on interest rates.
Wall Street rallied to record highs after a surprisingly strong US jobs report cheered investors, who shrugged off dimming chances for a US interest rate cut this month.
The local share market has finished above 8,600 for the first time ever after a stronger-than-expected US jobs report reaffirmed the strength of the world's largest economy.
Wall Street rallied to record highs overnight after a surprisingly strong US jobs report cheered investors, who shrugged off dimming chances for a US interest rate cut this month.
The local share market has rallied to close at its highest level after lacklustre retail sales data seemed to seal the deal for a domestic interest rate cut.
The Australian bourse has had a cautious start to the new financial year, with shares giving up their morning gains in the afternoon to finish basically unchanged.
The Australian share market has finished higher to round out 2025/26 with a respectable double-digit gain for the financial year, while its quarterly performance was the best since 2020.
Strong gains by the mining sector haven't been enough to keep the Australian share market in the green, while the dollar has climbed to its highest level of 2025 against its faltering US counterpart.
The Australian share market has dropped slightly as traders' attention shifts from the conflict in the Middle East to US President Donald Trump's looming deadline for reciprocal tariffs.
