Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, June 13. The ASX 200 index closed 0.2 per cent lower to 8547.40 points.

Market Talk 1041 GMT - Base metal prices fall, with LME three-month copper down 1.4% at $9,553.0 a metric ton and LME three-month aluminum down 1.75% at $2,475.50 a ton. A stronger U.S. dollar and a ...

What a difference a couple of months can make. After the White House announced their widely anticipated tariff plan on April 2nd, the markets hit their correction lows a week later on April 7th. At ...

In midday European trade, Brent crude soared 8.8% to $75.47 a barrel, while the U.S. oil gauge West Texas Intermediate gained 9.2% to $74.25 a barrel. Prices surged as much as 13% overnight. The ...