Shares set to slip at the open; Australian dollar near US72¢, Brent drops to $US91; GDP, RBA governor testimony in Canberra among this week’s highlights.

Oil prices have dropped again as investors hope for peace in the Middle East and an end to the global energy shock. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our…

The Australian sharemarket has ended the day roughly where it began amid more uncertainty over a peace deal in the Middle East.