Australian shares rose on Tuesday, lifted by BHP after the world’s largest listed miner rose to a record with stronger first-half results, setting the tone as earnings season begins for the resources sector. The S&P/ASX 200 extended gains to close 0.2% higher at 8,958.90 points, building on Monday’s 0.2% gain. With US markets closed […]
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq swung between gains and losses on Monday as markets absorbed a sharp sell-off in precious metals at the start of a week of corporate earnings and major economic data.Gold fell as much as 6% and silver tumbled 10% before recouping some losses after commodity exchange CME Group raised margin requirements […]