Australia Shares Poised for a Soft Open -- Market Talk
Dow Jones
Oct 01
2314 GMT [Dow Jones]--Australian stocks are set to slip at the open, with ASX SPI200 futures down by 0.1% before the bell. Earlier on Wall Street, a rally in pharmaceutical stocks helped lift major indexes, offsetting concerns about a government shutdown and decline in consumer confidence. Ahead of trading in Australia, Westgold Resources outlined a three-year plan to increase production. St Barbara said several parties are undertaking advanced due diligence on its Simberi gold mine. At Boss Energy, Chief Operating Officer Matthew Dusci was named CEO, effective immediately. (rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com)
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September 30, 2025 19:16 ET (23:16 GMT)
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