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Waterfront metropolis skyline of Sydney metropolis downtown at evening with vibrant illumination of contemporary architectural landmarks in Sydney, Australia.
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Australian markets fell in early commerce Monday after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returned to energy, whereas most Asian markets have been closed for holidays.
He’s the nation’s first prime minister to clinch a second consecutive time period in 21 years – a transfer that signifies Australians’ want for coverage continuity amid the present unsure macroeconomic outlook.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 edged down 0.29%, reversing course from robust positive aspects in its final session when it hit its highest stage since February 27.
In the meantime, the Australian greenback depreciated marginally by 0.06% towards the U.S. greenback to commerce at 0.6439.
Japanese, South Korean, Hong Kong and Chinese language markets have been closed for public holidays.
U.S. futures edged down, reversing course from robust wins in Wall Avenue final week.
The broad-based S&P 500 ended final Friday’s session 1.47% larger at 5,686.67. This marked its ninth consecutive day of positive aspects and is its longest successful run since November 2004. The benchmark additionally managed to get better all losses incurred since April 2, when U.S. President Donald Trump introduced retaliatory tariffs.
In the meantime, the Dow Jones Industrial Common jumped 564.47 factors, or 1.39%, to finish at 41,317.43, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.51% to 17,977.73.
— CNBC’s Sean Conlon and Hakyung Kim contributed to this report.
