The Australian sharemarket is set for a cautious open amid a fresh escalation in tensions in the Middle East while SpaceX soared in its highly anticipated debut on Wall Street.

The ASX is set for a strong start after Wall Street rallied and oil prices tumbled. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets…

Major US stock indices opened higher on Friday, driven by optimism for a Middle East peace deal. Investors also anticipated the historic market debut of Elon Musk's SpaceX,…