Oil price plunges, Australian dollar and ASX rise after Trump’s ceasefire declaration — as it happened

Market snapshot

  • ASX 200: +0.95% to 8,555 points (close)
  • Australian dollar: +0.74% to 65.06 US cents
  • S&P 500: +1% to 6,025 points
  • Nasdaq: +0.9% to 19,630 points
  • FTSE: -0.2% to 8,758 points
  • Eurostoxx: -0.3% to 545 points
  • Spot gold: -1.27% at $US3,326/ounce
  • Brent crude futures: -4.2% to US$68.49/barrel
  • Iron ore: $US94.75/tonne
  • Bitcoin: +1.65% at $US105,512

Prices current around 4:20pm AEST

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