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As of 25 Sept 2026, 07:00 pm AESTSource: Yahoo Finance

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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

ASX 200

8,665.00 AUD

▼ 1.14%

All Ordinaries

8,845.60 AUD

▼ 1.23%

Dow Jones

51,349.98 USD

▼ 0.31%

S&P 500

7,704.13 USD

▼ 0.02%

Nasdaq

26,939.37 USD

▲ 0.01%

NIFTY 50

23,133.85 INR

▼ 1.33%

FTSE 100

10,739.85 GBP

▲ 0.32%

SENSEX

73,848.95 INR

▼ 1.31%

Australia markets

2 quotes
ASX 200 8,665.00 AUD -100.3 ▼ 1.14%
All Ordinaries 8,845.60 AUD -110.6 ▼ 1.23%

World markets

12 quotes
Dow Jones 51,349.98 USD -161.6 ▼ 0.31%
S&P 500 7,704.13 USD -1.900 ▼ 0.02%
Nasdaq 26,939.37 USD 3.33 ▲ 0.01%
NIFTY 50 23,133.85 INR -313.0 ▼ 1.33%
FTSE 100 10,739.85 GBP 34.55 ▲ 0.32%
SENSEX 73,848.95 INR -979.3 ▼ 1.31%
Nikkei 225 66,364.20 JPY 850.21 ▲ 1.30%
DAX 25,501.58 EUR 90.95 ▲ 0.36%
Hang Seng 24,510.09 HKD -324.0 ▼ 1.30%
CAC 40 8,112.69 EUR 31.26 ▲ 0.39%
SSE Composite 3,888.37 CNY -48.15 ▼ 1.22%
Straits Times 5,711.91 SGD 2.00 ▲ 0.04%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,326.30 USD 28.30 ▲ 0.66%
Silver 64.95 USD 1.50 ▲ 2.36%
Copper 6.77 USD 0.05400 ▲ 0.80%
Platinum 1,780.80 USD 31.70 ▲ 1.81%
WTI Crude Oil 92.78 USD -1.830 ▼ 1.93%
Brent Crude 98.50 USD -8.100 ▼ 7.60%
Natural Gas 3.26 USD -0.03900 ▼ 1.18%

Crypto · AUD

5 quotes
Bitcoin (AUD) 120,061.18 AUD -405.4 ▼ 0.34%
XRP (AUD) 2.19 AUD 0.001400 ▲ 0.07%
Ethereum (AUD) 3,827.24 AUD -9.370 ▼ 0.24%
Dogecoin (AUD) 0.1368 AUD 0.0001000 ▲ 0.11%
Solana (AUD) 166.80 AUD -0.2600 ▼ 0.15%

FX

5 quotes
AUD/USD 0.7031 USD -0.0003 ▼ 0.04%
AUD/EUR 0.6169 EUR -0.0009 ▼ 0.15%
AUD/GBP 0.5307 GBP -0.0006 ▼ 0.11%
AUD/JPY 111.1520 JPY -0.1700 ▼ 0.15%
AUD/NZD 1.2397 NZD 0.0001 ▲ 0.01%

Interest rates

RBA cash rate target 4.35% Aug 2026
Standard variable mortgage (owner-occupier) 8.77% Aug 2026
Standard variable mortgage (investor) 9.35% Aug 2026
3-year fixed mortgage (owner-occupier) 6.74% Aug 2026

Markets news

finance

Hancock Prospecting Shifts $3.3B US Portfolio to Defence, Gold, Rare Earths

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has reshaped its US equity portfolio in 2026, tilting a book worth around US$3.3 billion toward defence contractors, gold and rare earths, a shift that mirrors the geopolitical themes now driving much of her dealmaking.

By Brisbane News Desk · 3 August 2026 · 2 min read

finance

Telstra Outage Brisbane: What Residents Need to Know

July 9 Telstra outage knocked out triple-zero calls and mobile banking across Brisbane. Learn how the network failure affected Queen Street Mall, CBD services and what households should do next.

By Brisbane Business Desk · 25 July 2026 · 2 min read

finance

Brisbane rents rise as federal housing targets fail

Australia's construction shortfall deepens the housing crisis, with renters in Brisbane facing mounting pressure as supply fails to meet demand.

By The Daily Brisbane · 25 July 2026 · 1 min read

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