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The Australian share market has started the day weaker, pushed down by losses in the healthcare and mining sectors.

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The Australian dollar is higher against a strengthening US dollar which rebounded after earlier losses on weaker-than-expected US economic data.

Oil prices have settled more than half a per cent higher as some traders find bargains after last week's seven-month lows, but rising crude supply in the United States and other countries has limited gains.

Gold has tumbled to its lowest price in nearly six weeks as a large sell order hit sentiment, though losses were limited by political uncertainty around the world.

The Australian share market has closed steady amid modest gains from the heavyweight banking and mining sectors.

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The Australian share market has opened higher with all sectors marginally up, following a mainly positive lead from Wall Street.

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Oil futures have edged higher with a lift from a weaker US dollar, but have finished a fifth straight week lower as OPEC-led production cuts have failed to substantially reduce a global crude glut.

The Australian dollar is hardly changed against its US counterpart even as the greenback weakens slightly amid mixed data and comments from the Federal Reserve.

Gold prices have climbed to one-week highs, boosted by a weaker US dollar, economic and political uncertainty around the world, and the limited prospect of further interest rate rises in the United States.

The Australian share market has ended in positive territory, despite a tumultuous day for the major banks after fresh talk of state government imposed levies.

The Australian share market has edged fractionally higher as gains by most of the big mining and energy stocks, CSL and Telstra outweigh weakness among most of the major banks.

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Oil has risen, a day after hitting 10-month lows, but market sentiment remains negative because the global crude glut has persisted despite OPEC-led output cuts.

The Australian dollar is lower against its US counterpart which has remained steady in the offshore session.

Gold has risen, lifting quietly above the prior session's five-week low as the US dollar steadied and the 200-day moving average provided short-term support below the market.

The share market has regained some of Wednesday's big losses as banks, energy producers and miners all posted gains.

The Australian share market has opened higher, on the tail of its worst session of 2017 in which about $29 billion was wiped from its value. 

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The Australian dollar has extended losses against its US counterpart, despite the greenback's underperformance, as the price of oil falls another two per cent.

Gold has rebounded from a five-week low as an oil price slump pushes down stock markets and a weaker US dollar makes bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies.

Oil prices have ended down more than two per cent, hitting a 10-month low in volatile trade, as growing US production and reduced Chinese refinery activity fed mounting concern over the stubborn global crude glut.

About $29 billion has been wiped from the share market's value in its worst session of 2017, as lower oil prices and a souring outlook for commodities hit energy and mining stocks, and the negative sentiment infected the big banks.

The Australian share market has slipped in early trade, taking the lead from a decline on Wall Street after a sharp drop in energy prices.

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The Australian dollar is sharply down against its US counterpart as the greenback lifts against most currencies, except the yen and the kiwi dollar, in a lively session.

Oil prices have fallen two per cent per cent, with Brent settling at seven-month lows and US crude at its cheapest level since September, after increased supply from several key producers overshadowed high compliance by OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers with a deal to cut global output.

Gold has inched down to a five-week low as the US dollar lifts following hawkish comments from an influential US Federal Reserve official and dovish remarks from the Bank of England governor.

The stock market has closed 0.8 per cent, or 47.9 points, lower at 5,757.3.