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The Australian share market has opened higher, supported by energy and financials, following small gains on Wall Street.

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The Australian dollar is fractionally lower against its US counterpart as its downward trajectory continues.

Oil prices have risen around one per cent, posting a fourth straight day of gains, but analysts remain cautious about record-high US crude inventories.

Gold has edged lower, pressured by a firmer US dollar on the back of upbeat US unemployment data and as some investors sold to redeem profits after bullion's recent advance.

The share market has closed lower due to falls by the major banks, energy producers and miners.

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The Australian stock market has opened lower, hurt by losses across the banking, energy and resource sectors following falls on Wall Street.

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The Australian dollar is lower against its US counterpart despite the US dollar falling from a three-week high.

Oil prices are a shade lower, easing from one-month highs, as support from an outage at the largest UK North Sea oilfield was offset by a surprise increase in US crude inventories to a record high.

Gold has slipped from one-month highs after better-than-expected US jobs data boosted US bond yields and the US dollar but losses were limited after minutes from the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting were released.

The share market has gained ground as higher commodity prices fuelled strong gains by mining and energy companies.

The Australian share market is in positive territory in early trade, as investors focus on a bounce in commodities prices, despite a tepid session on Wall street.

Gold prices have risen, hitting a one-month high as the US dollar weakened, but gold retraced gains as US President Donald Trump laid out aggressive plans for infrastructure spending and deregulation.

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The Australian dollar is virtually unchanged against its US counterpart after its fall to a three-week low following the Reserve Bank's announcement that it was keeping its interest rate on hold.

 Oil prices have surged to a near one-month high, supported by an unplanned production outage in the North Sea and expectations of a drawdown in US crude and product inventories.

The share market has closed lower as investors cautiously wait for US President Donald Trump's meeting with China's President Xi Jinping.

The Australian share market has opened lower after a negative lead from Wall Street, and ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision.

Gold has risen on geopolitical worries, but was trading in a tight range in the absence of any fresh clues on US monetary policy and as the market looked to economic data later in the week for more direction.

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The Australian dollar is steady against its US counterpart ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision later in the day.

Oil prices have fallen as a rebound in Libyan oil output weighs against upbeat economic data from Asia that point to strong energy demand from the region.

Australian stocks are flat following an early dip with investor nervousness ahead of local economic data releases weighing heavily on the market.

Oil prices are slightly higher, although their three-day rally has run out of much of their steam as a higher US rig count signalled rising production from shale, contributing to the global supply glut.

Gold prices are flat but have notched a quarterly gain of about 8.4 per cent, marking its best quarter in a year, as uncertainty over US president Donald Trump's tax and investment plans and elections in Europe fuel demand for bullion as a safe haven.

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The Australian dollar is down against its US counterpart as the greenback stays steady in the last New York trading session.

Investors pushed the Australian share market into negative territory as they banked some profits following its strong run over the previous three trading sessions.

Australian stocks are trading lower, bucking three straight days of gains and a modestly positive finish on Wall Street.