The S&P/ASX 200 is set for a flattish open after tumbling to near four month lows on Thursday. Here are today's top stories.

New updates UBS initiates on five ASX gold names [12:05 pm] UBS has launched coverage on five ASX-listed gold stocks, taking ...

That’s all from The Australian’s rolling coverage of business and markets news for Friday, March 20.

The ASX defies global anxieties to scamble back to marginal gain, aided by boom oil stocks, while banks tumbled ...

Shares down 7.6pc since February 28; jobless rate up in February; Oil above $US110; Morgan Stanley says sell Asia stocks; UBS ...

The Australian share market has plunged sharply as oil prices hit more than US$100 a barrel for the first time in more than three years.

The ASX 200 has defied expectations to begin its final trading day of the week in positive fashion. It came after the Dow Jones fell sharply overnight and as the price of oil hit $US100 a barrel.

The Australian’s rolling coverage of business and markets news for Friday, March 20.

The ASX 200 index closed down 1.3 per cent at 8629 points. Wall Street trading ended with the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s lowest close of the year, down 0.6 per cent to 47,417 points. The S&P 500 ...

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Wednesday, March 11. The Australian sharemarket is set to extend its recovery, thanks in part to an 11 per cent drop in oil prices on hopes the US-Iran conflict ...

Shares fall for a third week; Money markets dial up rate rise bets; Coles amends fuel levy; Electro Optic CEO sells shares; Abercrombie appeals Takeovers Panel call. Follow live.

The ASX 200 index is down 1.4 per cent to 8624 points close to 1pm AEDT. Wall Street trading ended with the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s lowest close of the year, down 0.6 per cent to 47,417 points.