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As of 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 am ACSTSource: Yahoo Finance

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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

ASX 200

9,232.60 AUD

▼ 0.42%

All Ordinaries

9,424.10 AUD

▼ 0.30%

Dow Jones

53,992.20 USD

▲ 0.20%

S&P 500

7,767.74 USD

▲ 0.75%

Nasdaq

26,708.26 USD

▲ 1.37%

NIFTY 50

24,583.80 INR

▲ 0.05%

FTSE 100

10,839.45 GBP

▼ 0.26%

SENSEX

78,542.44 INR

▲ 0.06%

Australia markets

2 quotes
ASX 200 9,232.60 AUD -39.00 ▼ 0.42%
All Ordinaries 9,424.10 AUD -27.90 ▼ 0.30%

World markets

12 quotes
Dow Jones 53,992.20 USD 107.10 ▲ 0.20%
S&P 500 7,767.74 USD 57.78 ▲ 0.75%
Nasdaq 26,708.26 USD 359.91 ▲ 1.37%
NIFTY 50 24,583.80 INR 13.15 ▲ 0.05%
FTSE 100 10,839.45 GBP -28.45 ▼ 0.26%
SENSEX 78,542.44 INR 43.27 ▲ 0.06%
Nikkei 225 66,970.22 JPY 1,363.51 ▲ 2.08%
DAX 26,349.50 EUR 209.37 ▲ 0.80%
Hang Seng 25,937.49 HKD 407.21 ▲ 1.60%
CAC 40 8,710.55 EUR -4.380 ▼ 0.05%
SSE Composite 3,966.59 CNY 26.56 ▲ 0.67%
Straits Times 5,698.43 SGD 59.44 ▲ 1.05%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,393.00 USD -6.700 ▼ 0.15%
Silver 64.26 USD 0.7600 ▲ 1.20%
Copper 6.61 USD 0.01400 ▲ 0.21%
Platinum 1,740.00 USD -19.60 ▼ 1.11%
WTI Crude Oil 80.39 USD 2.21 ▲ 2.83%
Brent Crude 85.77 USD 2.22 ▲ 2.66%
Natural Gas 2.80 USD 0.1380 ▲ 5.18%

Crypto · AUD

5 quotes
Bitcoin (AUD) 91,661.27 AUD -160.3 ▼ 0.17%
XRP (AUD) 1.46 AUD -0.0004000 ▼ 0.02%
Ethereum (AUD) 2,686.51 AUD -16.22 ▼ 0.60%
Dogecoin (AUD) 0.09885 AUD 0.0008000 ▲ 0.80%
Solana (AUD) 108.29 AUD 0.3700 ▲ 0.35%

FX

5 quotes
AUD/USD 0.7068 USD 0.0035 ▲ 0.50%
AUD/EUR 0.6114 EUR 0.0011 ▲ 0.18%
AUD/GBP 0.5221 GBP -0.0006 ▼ 0.11%
AUD/JPY 112.2350 JPY 0.8200 ▲ 0.74%
AUD/NZD 1.1991 NZD 0.0006 ▲ 0.05%

Interest rates

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

Markets news

finance

Gina Rinehart Builds Massive Cattle Empire Beyond Iron Ore Mining

Gina Rinehart is best known for iron ore, but she has also built a substantial presence in Australian agriculture, a diversification rooted in a long-held conviction that food production is a strategic asset as important as minerals.

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

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