The ASX inched up at lunch as tech rode an OpenAI-fuelled surge. Meanwhile, gold shone on Fed-cut hopes and Saluda dropped 40% on IPO debut.
Mining giants have fronted investors ahead of Christmas, with Glencore eyeing major copper growth and Rio trying to prove its fitness.
Barkly Resources is looking to raise $8m in an IPO to fund a drilling blitz to an emerging rare earths resources in the Northern Territory.
A surge in Japanese bond demand signals a broader shift in risk pricing, with implications for US, European and emerging-market equities.
West Wits Mining officially opens the Qala Shallows Underground Mine, South Africa’s first new underground gold mine in 15 years.
