The Australian sharemarket opened lower after Wall Street was shaken by the latest flare-up in fighting in the Middle East and the Trump administration announced a new 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian exports.

The Australian sharemarket has made an unsteady start to the week amid more uncertainty over a peace deal in the Middle East.

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

The Australian sharemarket slumped in early trade as oil held its biggest gain in about a month, as uncertainty about the state of US-Iran peace talks lingers.

The Australian sharemarket has made a steady start to the session while oil prices advanced on pessimism over the prospects of the US and Iran reaching a peace deal and as…

The Australian sharemarket opened lower after Wall Street was shaken by the latest flare-up in fighting in the Middle East and the Trump administration announced a new 12.5 per…

The Australian sharemarket fell on Thursday as investors were shaken by the latest flare-up in fighting in the Middle East and a falling iron ore price.

The sharemarket lost ground on Friday as softening commodity prices and stalled Persian Gulf peace talks dented investor sentiment.

Most US stocks are rising as oil prices ease but slumps for influential artificial-intelligence winners are keeping Wall Street in check.