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The Australian share market has opened lower for a third straight session, hurt by mining and financial stocks, with National Australia Bank reporting interim results broadly in-line with market ex

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The Australian dollar is more than half a US cent lower against its US counterpart with the local currency a marked underperformer.

Oil prices have settled slightly higher after a choppy trading session as the market digested US government data showing that while there were signs a crude glut may be receding, inventories remained large with petrol demand weak.

Gold has fallen to a one-month low as the US dollar firmed, after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected and the market reduced expectations of a surprise win by France's far-right presidential candidate.

Falls by the major banks, miners and and telco company Vocus have triggered the share market's steepest fall in six weeks. 

The Australian share market has been dragged lower at the open by the heavyweight financial and mining sectors, with telco stocks also down after Vocus Group downgraded its full-year guidance.

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The Australian dollar is a touch higher against its US counterpart.

ANZ's weaker-than-expected $3.4 billion half-year cash profit has weighed on the big four banks and pulled the share market slightly lower.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate steady, signalling it is less concerned about the growth of household debt and low inflation.

The Australian share market has slipped in early trade, after softer-than-expected results from ANZ dragged indices lower, despite some gains on Wall Street overnight.

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The Australian dollar is sharply higher against its US counterpart and comfortably back above 75 US cents.

Oil has slipped more than one per cent as rising crude output on Libya and the United States counters OPEC-led production cuts aimed at clearing a supply glut.

Gold prices have fallen one per cent to a three-week low, pressured by rising US stocks and an agreement that averted a US government shutdown.

The Australian share market has defied negative overseas leads to close higher as investors look forward to the big four banks' profit reports.

The Australian share market has opened slightly higher despite negative leads from overseas markets on Friday.

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The Australian dollar is steady against its US counterpart despite volatility.

Oil prices has settled higher on growing hope that OPEC might agree to extend production cuts long enough to reduce a global crude glut, but crude prices still posted a weekly decline.

Gold has closed higher as forecast-beating eurozone inflation data boosted the euro versus the US dollar, while global stock markets retreated from Wednesday's record highs on concerns about global trade.

The Australian share market has eked out a tiny gain to close higher for a sixth straight session, despite a mixed performance in the heavyweight banking and mining sectors.

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower, following soft leads from Wall Street's Dow Jones and S&P500 and a fall in oil prices.

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The Australian dollar is down against its US counterpart, hitting a four-month low after US president Donald Trump again targeted the imports issue, before retracing some lost ground.

Crude prices are slightly lower after a volatile session, as the restart of two key Libyan oilfields and concerns about lacklustre petrol demand feed concern over whether major oil producers can alleviate the glut of global inventories.

Gold has resumed its downward slide from a five-month high in mid-April, giving up gains that came after US president Donald Trump announced unfunded tax cuts, while comments from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi weakened the euro.

The share market has posted a modest gain as strength in the heavyweight financial sector offset a slump in energy stocks as the federal government flagged potential restrictions on gas exports.

The Australian share market is flat and struggling to gain momentum with a lack of local data and uninspiring leads from overseas failing to excite investors.

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