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PEAK ASSET: MORNING WRAP 8 April: ASX to rise after Trump backs down on Iran | DroneShield CEO, chairman to exit | ‘Spectacular’ widths and high grades propel St George as next niobium producer | - Opening Print
8 April, 2026
Australian shares are set to open up after both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reversed early losses to end modestly higher, after Pakistan pressed President Donald Trump to extend his deadline to Iran by two weeks. Market Highlights ASX 200 futures are pointing up 13 points or 0.2 per cent to 8775.
AUD +0.8% to US69.74¢ Bitcoin +0.1% to $US9,798 On Wall St: Dow -0.2% S&P +0.1% Nasdaq +0.1% VIX +1.61 to 25.78 Gold +1.2% to $US4…
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