The Australian share market is flat, with gains in financial stocks and BHP Billiton offsetting losses across other resource companies with little direction from overseas with the US and UK closed.
Gold prices fell for a second session on Monday as the US dollar firmed and after US President Donald Trump revived hopes that he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, lowering political tensions and demand for gold as a safe-haven investment.
National IT services company Data#3 has joined many other businesses taking advantage of good leasing deals in the CBD market, moving this week into a new office that is double the size of its West
Perth company GLX Holdings, which has attracted more than 40 of the world's largest LNG buyers and sellers to its online trading platform, has recorded a notable milestone via Malaysian petroleum giant Petronas.
Mineral Resources has forecast a capital expenditure of $US600 million ($792 million) to build two lithium hydroxide processing modules at its Wodgina mine in the Pilbara, after announcing plans to sell a minority stake in the project earlier this month.
Geospatial imagery company Spookfish has expanded its capture program into South Australia, while also increasing its coverage in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Two local gold miners have announced equity investments in junior explorers today, with Resolute Mining investing $22.5 million in Canadian company Orca Gold while Westgold Resources has taken a 15 per cent stake in Musgrave Minerals.
Independence Group has agreed to sell its Jaguar base metals operation near Leonora for $73.2 million to diversified investment company Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company.
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has approved development of its Eliwana mine and rail project in the Pilbara, which has an estimated $US1.28 billion ($1.7 billion) capital cost.
The Australian dollar is almost unchanged from where it finished Friday's local session, after a mixed session on metals markets and the major Wall Street stock indexes finishing slightly lower.
Oil prices fell more than $US2 per barrel on Friday as Saudi Arabia and Russia discussed easing production cuts that have helped push crude prices to their highest since 2014.
Gold prices dropped slightly on Friday, but still remained above $US1,300 per ounce as investors digested news of US President Donald Trump saying a meeting with North Korea's leader could still go ahead.
German shipbuilder Lürssen has unveiled plans to establish a joint venture with local contractor Civmec to build 10 offshore patrol vessels at Henderson, two weeks after it failed to strike a deal with experienced shipbuilder Austal.
Broadening the scope of the state government's Metronet rail project to include existing station precincts as a means to deliver short-term development opportunities was among the key recommendations outlined in an Urbis report released today.
A joint venture between Ausdrill and Barminco has secured a mining services contract worth $US211 million ($280 million) for the Siou mine in Burkina Faso.
Iron ore maganates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest remain in the top 10 of the nation's wealthiest people, according to the 2018 AFR Rich List, which included 20 Western Australians out of 200 people listed this year.
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Chinese-owned mining company Perilya will take a 20 per cent stake in Myanmar Metals as part of a planned capital raising worth up to $35 million to fund its share of the Bawdwin base metals project.
Labor's candidate for the Western Australian state seat of Darling Range has resigned after a week of having her credibility and study history questioned.
A new class action has been launched today against embattled sandalwood producer Quintis, along with its former managing director Frank Wilson and the company's auditor EY.
