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As of 14 Aug 2026, 02:00 am AESTSource: Yahoo Finance

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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

ASX 200

9,188.50 AUD

▼ 0.67%

All Ordinaries

9,381.40 AUD

▼ 0.66%

Dow Jones

53,663.99 USD

▼ 0.24%

S&P 500

7,778.03 USD

▲ 0.64%

Nasdaq

26,713.55 USD

▲ 1.01%

NIFTY 50

24,395.85 INR

▼ 0.31%

FTSE 100

10,772.67 GBP

▼ 0.66%

SENSEX

78,079.96 INR

▼ 0.09%

Australia markets

2 quotes
ASX 200 9,188.50 AUD -62.10 ▼ 0.67%
All Ordinaries 9,381.40 AUD -62.30 ▼ 0.66%

World markets

12 quotes
Dow Jones 53,663.99 USD -127.9 ▼ 0.24%
S&P 500 7,778.03 USD 49.83 ▲ 0.64%
Nasdaq 26,713.55 USD 268.10 ▲ 1.01%
NIFTY 50 24,395.85 INR -75.85 ▼ 0.31%
FTSE 100 10,772.67 GBP -71.53 ▼ 0.66%
SENSEX 78,079.96 INR -74.24 ▼ 0.09%
Nikkei 225 68,308.59 JPY 784.53 ▲ 1.16%
DAX 26,299.74 EUR -91.68 ▼ 0.35%
Hang Seng 25,396.51 HKD -256.3 ▼ 1.00%
CAC 40 8,650.56 EUR -24.38 ▼ 0.28%
SSE Composite 3,926.97 CNY -7.125 ▼ 0.18%
Straits Times 5,720.05 SGD -34.12 ▼ 0.59%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,425.60 USD 16.70 ▲ 0.38%
Silver 64.91 USD -0.6500 ▼ 0.99%
Copper 6.62 USD 0.02300 ▲ 0.35%
Platinum 1,732.40 USD -28.70 ▼ 1.63%
WTI Crude Oil 82.47 USD -0.8000 ▼ 0.96%
Brent Crude 88.17 USD -0.8100 ▼ 0.91%
Natural Gas 2.75 USD -0.05200 ▼ 1.85%

Crypto · AUD

5 quotes
Bitcoin (AUD) 89,926.78 AUD 171.19 ▲ 0.19%
XRP (AUD) 1.42 AUD 0.0009000 ▲ 0.06%
Ethereum (AUD) 2,667.65 AUD 8.87 ▲ 0.33%
Dogecoin (AUD) 0.09886 AUD 0.0003000 ▲ 0.35%
Solana (AUD) 107.43 AUD 0.5100 ▲ 0.48%

FX

5 quotes
AUD/USD 0.7059 USD -0.0005 ▼ 0.07%
AUD/EUR 0.6119 EUR 0.0000 ▲ 0.00%
AUD/GBP 0.5225 GBP -0.0003 ▼ 0.06%
AUD/JPY 112.4520 JPY -0.0500 ▼ 0.04%
AUD/NZD 1.2069 NZD 0.0055 ▲ 0.46%

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 Bets $1 Billion on SpaceX in Boldest Move Yet

Australia's richest person has made one of the most striking moves of her career, taking a stake reported to be worth more than A$1 billion in Elon Musk's SpaceX, the largest single investment Hancock Prospecting has made outside its iron ore heartland.

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

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