Australia’s share market has retreated from yesterday’s all-time high, with losses in major mining companies dragging down the broader ASX 200 index. However, rare earths stocks showed strong gains, providing a bright spot in an otherwise weaker session.
Overnight, inflation concerns resurfaced in the United States, with Wall Street reacting negatively to the sharpest monthly inflation jump since January. The uptick—widely attributed to tariffs—sparked renewed fears of price pressures and sent US markets lower.
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Market Snapshot (as of 4:20pm AEST):
Reported by Stephen Letts
- ASX 200: Down 0.8% to 8,561 points
- Australian Dollar: Up 0.2% at 65.26 US cents
- Asian Markets:
- Nikkei: +0.1%
- Hang Seng: +0.1%
- Shanghai Composite: -0.4%
- Wall Street:
- S&P 500: -0.4%
- Dow Jones: -1.0%
- Nasdaq: -0.3%
- European Markets:
- DAX: -0.4%
- FTSE: -0.7%
- Eurostoxx: -0.3%
- Commodities:
- Spot Gold: +0.5% to $US3,340/oz
- Brent Crude: +0.2% at $US68.84/barrel
- Iron Ore (Tuesday): -0.6% to $US98.90/tonne
- Bitcoin: +1.3% to $US117,967
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