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Gold rose slightly on Tuesday, as a weakening US dollar and sluggish stock market helped pull the precious metal off a one-week low hit in early trade, while traders also said uncertainty over the fate of a US tax cut prompted some safe-haven buying of gold.

The Australian dollar is steady against the US dollar after an up and down night of trade that saw the currency peak near 76.50 US cents.

The share market has taken its sharpest fall in seven weeks as profit-takers moved in, selling off across the market and dropping the benchmark index back under 6,000 points.

A weak start to trading has sent the share market's leading index back below the 6,000-point level it broke last week.

The Australian dollar has continued its slide against a steady US dollar, with little news to give it impetus.

Gold recouped some of the previous session's hefty losses on Monday as the US dollar steadied and uncertainty over a US tax reform plan stoked risk aversion, pulling equities from their recent record highs.

Oil prices have held steady in a tight range after briefly testing lower, with support from Middle East tensions and record long bets by fund managers balanced by rising US production.

The Australian share market has closed slightly lower, dragged back by two of the big four banks - ANZ and Westpac - trading ex-dividend.

Cement and masonry supplier Adelaide Brighton, which owns Cockburn Cement, is investigating some transactions that may have hidden customer underpayments for supplied products.

The Australian share market has opened lower as two of the four big banks trade ex-dividend, and following a largely negative lead from Wall Street.

Crude is down slightly as expectations that OPEC and other producers will extend their production cut agreement were offset by US drillers adding the most oil rigs in a week since June, indicating output will continue to grow.

Gold prices have turned lower as US Treasury bond yields rose, but losses were limited by weaker stock markets and the US dollar, which fell due to uncertainty over US tax reform.

The Australian dollar is lower against its US counterpart which itself has slipped, along with equities, amid concern over President Donald Trump's planned tax reform.

Australian shares finished lower on Friday after losses concentrated in mining and energy stocks ended the market's run of recent gains.

US media giant CBS's $41 million takeover of the Ten Network can proceed, with a court approving the transfer of all shares in the local network to the American company.

The board and management of gambling giant Tabcorp should have done more to ensure that the company was meeting its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligation, a Federal Court

The local share market has opened lower following negative sentiment in the US overnight where falls in technology stocks weighed on Wall Street.

The Australian dollar has crept a little higher against a weakened greenback amid concern that proposed US tax cuts will be significantly delayed.

Gold is higher as a weaker US dollar pushes prices during the session to a three-week high for the second time in successive days, while palladium dipped but stayed close to 16-year peak hit during the session.

Oil prices have risen nearly one per cent, supported by supply cuts by major exporters as well as continuing concern about political developments in Saudi Arabia.

The share market has closed higher for a third straight session as a lift in iron ore prices boosted miners and most of the big banks gained ground.

Optus is offering to compensate customers that have not received the National Broadband Network speeds they were promised.

Energy firm Santos will once again back the controversial Narrabri coal seam gas project in NSW as it seeks to boost production as part of its turnaround plan.

Energy firm Santos will once again back the controversial Narrabri coal seam gas project in NSW as it looks to boost production as part of its turnaround plan.

Citibank will refund customers more than $4.3 million after failing to give back outstanding credit card balances, and providing misleading statements about unauthorised transactions.

The Australian share market is higher in early trade, as investors hold on to the positive momentum from the past few sessions.

The Australian dollar is higher against its US counterpart as risk sentiment remains positive with no major news to give direction.

Gold has risen and is hovering near a three-week high as the US dollar retreated on expectations of possible delays in long-awaited US tax reforms, while palladium hit its highest since 2001.

Oil prices are little changed as rising political tensions in the Middle East offset US government data showing an increase in domestic crude production and a surprise build in stockpiles.

The share market remains at its highest level in almost a decade after a steady session during which Commonwealth Bank shone and iron ore miners lost ground but proved resilient to a fall in China'

Ardent Leisure chief executive Simon Kelly will step down after only six months in the job in the latest of many changes to the embattled theme park-leisure centre operator's leadership group and b

The Australian market has opened lower, with most sectors in the red following a flat US lead, but local shares remain above the psychologically important 6,000 point mark.