ASX follows Wall Street upwards, AUD reaches 4-year high | Finance Report | ABC NEWS
Oil prices fell after Donald Trump posted that Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz will be paused before it began because progress towards a lasting ceasefire in Iran is underway. This prompted the US share market to hit another record high, along with global markets.
The Australian market followed the US with gains led by data centres, banks, and miners.
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