The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) opened lower this morning (26 September), losing 5.90 points by 10.20am AEST, while the materials sector led gains with a 4.97% increase.
Mining giants such as Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) and BHP (ASX:BHP) have both made an appearance in the top five gains list, up 3.59% and 3.55% respectively.
Similar to the ASX, the Asian markets are expected to open lower this morning while the Dow Jones lost 174 points in the last trading session.
European platforms have also declined with both London’s FTSE and Germany’s DAX dropping.
Gold continues to excel, seeing a 42.74% increase for this year to date while currently trading at US$3,746 ($5,733) per ounce, while copper is trading at US$4.72 per pound.
WTI Crude oil is selling at US$65.22 per barrel while Brent oil is marked at US$69.60 per barrel.
Iron ore is currently valued at US$105.54 per tonne.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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