Today
US stocks drop on prospect of prolonged Middle East war
The Nasdaq Composite shed 2.2 per cent, pacing losses in New York; Dow joins Nasdaq in correction territory; brent tops $US114. ASX futures point to 0.8pc fall.
Yesterday
ASX gains 1pc for week to snap three-week losing streak
Shares close Friday lower as Iran war enters fifth week; UBS upgrades Whitehaven Coal on ‘energy switching’; CBA upgrades inflation outlook; NextDC dives after it abandons raising. Follow live.
ASX slips with US-Iran talks in focus; oil rises above $US104
Shares flat after Wednesday’s strong gain as traders await US-Iran peace talks; Crude oil rises higher; Soul Patts lifts dividend; GSFM warns on inflation impact. Follow live.
This Month
ASX restores $55b in value after 1.9pc rally; DroneShield surges 20pc
Shares rises the most in six weeks on Iran optimism; traders dial back rate rise bets; crude oil below $US100; gold miners rally; Alliance Aviation reassures investors. Follow live.
ASX ends up slightly as relief rally fades; oil rebounds above $US100
A strong rally cools as optimism around de-escalation in the Mid East fades; oil rises more than 3pc; Blundy acquires $5.3m Lovisa shares; Santos suffers Barossa outage. Follow live.
ASX falls to lowest since May; $300b lost since Iran war began
Futures fell 1.8 per cent in New York; US President threatens to “obliterate” Iranian power plants; US stocks and bonds drop; Brent at $US112; gold below $US4500. Follow live.
Stocks to tumble as Trump delivers 48-hour ultimatum to Iran
The ASX was poised to tumble 1.8 per cent on Monday before US President Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iranian power plants.
![“The market’s pricing for 2026 [US] rate cuts has flipped to hikes, with investors now penciling in 14 basis points of rate hikes for the year,” TD Securities Gennadiy Goldberg said.](https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.6125%2C$multiply_2%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_117%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/c_scale%2Cw_140%2Cq_88%2Cf_auto/7a27584e46ae730461245c81fdb05dc1406d5c18)
S&P 500 sheds 1.5pc as US seen preparing for longer war
Australian share futures are pointing to a 1.8pc Monday morning drop. Oil briefly tops $US112, gold hovers at $US4500. US 10-year yield eyes 4.40pc.
ASX falls 2pc for week as $280b wiped since Iran war began
Shares fall for a third week; Money markets dial up rate rise bets; Coles amends fuel levy; Electro Optic CEO sells shares; Abercrombie appeals Takeovers Panel call. Follow live.
ASX dives 1.7pc in $50b wipeout; Viva Energy soars on Mid East conflict
Shares down 7.6pc since February 28; jobless rate up in February; Oil above $US110; Morgan Stanley says sell Asia stocks; UBS downgrades REIT; Gold miners sink on price plunge. Follow live.
ASX gains before US Fed decision; DroneShield, Electric Optic surge
Shares rise for second day before US Fed interest rate decision; oil prices take a breather amid Iran conflict; CSL Seqirus wins South America tender; Takeovers Panel rules on Humm. Follow live.
ASX climbs; big four banks pass on RBA rate rise
Shares rise after RBA’s line-ball rate decision; NAB, ANZ, Westpac and CBA to pass on increase; consumer confidence lowest since 2020; Bullock says outcome not ‘front-loading’; gold climbs. Follow live.
S&P 500 falls, crude rises as Middle East war rages on
The S&P 500 reversed an early 1pc rally to be 0.6pc lower at the close in New York; oil settles above $US103; Strategas lifts 2026 US recession odds to 25pc.
ASX down 2.6pc for week; $190b wiped since Iran war began
Shares end lower; Electro Optic Systems’ Middle East deal; Dalrymple Bay raises $350m; BHP’s fresh Chinese blow; Immutep sinks on failed test; ANZ warns on Asia energy. Follow live.
ASX erases $40b as crude rises above $US100; IperionX sinks
Bourse drops as Iraq tanker attack and Omani port threat spark oil surge; ANZ and CBA tip March rate rise; UBS upgrades aluminium, coal forecasts; IperionX losses widen. Follow live.
ASX ends up on miners; $A rises on RBA rate bets
Miners and banks offset broad losses; growing number of economists expect RBA rate rise next week; IEA proposes largest oil release ever; Ora Banda surges 20pc on gold upgrade. Follow live.
ASX rises 1.1pc after Trump’s Iran signal; BofA tips RBA March rate rise
Shares rebound from Monday’s $90b wipeout; BofA says Middle East conflict warrants RBA rate rise next week; CBA says wages steady; bitcoin above $US70k; gold . Follow live.
Wall Street slides on shock jobs data, US oil leaps 12pc
All three US benchmarks closed lower after a weaker than expected February jobs report and rising inflation risks hit sentiment. ASX futures fall 1.8pc.
ASX falls 3.8pc for week; Magellan soars, BHP dives
Biggest weekly drop for the ASX since April; Santos CEO sells shares; BHP hit by China crackdown; ACCC warns petrol suppliers; Lowy family buys into Magellan. Follow live.
ASX dives 1.9pc in $63b Middle East wipeout; gold miners tumble
Market posts second-biggest one-day loss ‘liberation day’; Korea paces heavy losses across Asia; coal prices rally; Endeavour dividend misses; ARN soars on Kyle & Jackie O exit. Follow live.
