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The share market has opened slightly lower, with weakness in the resources sector outweighing gains in the financial sector.

Oil prices have traded mixed amid a stronger dollar and persistent worries about a global oversupply of crude.

The Nasdaq has vaulted to a new record high after a strong earnings report from Netflix helped spark a fairly broad rally led by technology stocks.

Gold fell to an eight month low after the US Federal Reserve's reiteration that interest rates were likely to rise this year pushed the US dollar index to a seven week high.

The Australian dollar is higher against a US dollar hit by softer than expected US economic data.

The Australian share market has closed higher, with a collective sigh of relief from investors after the Greek parliament approved that nation's bail-out conditions.

Rio Tinto has lowered its guidance for full-year iron ore shipments after bad weather hit its Pilbara operations.

Gas and energy giant Woodside Petroleum's revenue has been cut by 36 per cent as a result of sliding LNG prices.

The Australian share market has opened higher after the Greek parliament approved a harsh austerity bill demanded by its creditors.

US stocks have finished modestly lower, snapping a four-day winning streak after violent protests outside the Greek parliament revived anxiety about the eurozone.

The Australian dollar has fallen below 74 US cents after a surge in the greenback in overnight trade and falls in Chinese equity markets.

Gold prices have fallen to four-month lows, extending losses for a third session as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen say the US central bank remains on track to raise interest rates this year.

The Australian share market has closed more than 1 per cent higher amid optimism around a resolution to the Greek debt crisis.

A former director of local gold mining company Northern Star Resources has narrowly avoided time behind bars for insider trading.

Live cattle exporters in Australia face uncertainty after Indonesia, which accounts for 60 per cent of the $1.2 billion trade, flagged an 80 per cent cut in its imports.

A blaze on the same model of bus involved in a spate of fires in Perth two years ago was an isolated incident, the Public Transport Authority says.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

Oil prices have risen as markets weighed the effects of Iran's deal with six world powers on curbing the Islamic republic's suspected ambitions for a nuclear bomb.

The Australian dollar is higher after the greenback weakened following the release of softer-than-expected US retail sales data.

Wall Street stocks have risen, with the Nasdaq leading the way following reports of a possible $US23 billion acquisition of chipmaker Micron and big gains by Google and others.

Gold has eased as the US dollar came off its lows and the market awaited Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's semi-annual testimony to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday, which may provide more signals about a looming rate rise.

More than $33 billion has been added to the share market's value as investors cheered a tentative Greek bailout deal.

Standard and Poor's has removed Western Australia's credit rating from credit watch, but the outlook remains negative.

The state government is softening its stance on ride-sharing service Uber, but won't drop prosecutions against drivers accused of breaking the law, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Solutions to Perth's growing traffic congestion look set to be a main theme of the 2017 state election, with the WA government changing its tune on the MAX light rail project.

The Australian share market has opened strongly higher.

US stocks have powered higher, joining a global equity rally after Greece reached a tentative new bailout deal that would avoid the country dropping out of the eurozone.

Oil prices slipped as traders weighed reported progress in negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, Greece's tough bailout agreement with its European creditors and a mixed OPEC report.

The Australian dollar is lower after the greenback strengthened following an agreement in Europe for a new debt bailout deal between Greece and its creditors.

Gold has slipped one per cent as the US dollar rose against the euro after leaders struck a deal to negotiate a Greek bailout, while signals the US Federal Reserve was still on track to raise rates this year also weighed.

The Australian share market has closed lower, in a choppy session during which it fell, rose, and fell again amid a sell-off of bank stocks.

The Aussie dollar is likely to fall to around US70 cents by the end of the year in response to higher US interest rates and sliding commodity prices, UBS predicts.