The Australian sharemarket has started the session in positive territory after a mixed night on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones hit a record high. But there were more falls for technology stocks.

The Australian share market traded mostly flat on Tuesday before a late afternoon slump. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high with futures pointing…

The Australian sharemarket has fallen at the open with the big four banks weighing on the index but mining stocks rebounded.