Gillian Bowen

James, what do you have to round out the week?

Okay, thanks, James.

That's it for today.

Our team is monitoring developments on the local trading session.

So please join them for the ComSec Market Update podcast this afternoon.

I'm Gillian Bowen.

And I'm James Gruber.

Have a great weekend.

Tech boosts US stocks to a record close, but uncertainty remains over the Middle East conflict.

The US has cancelled its peace talks trip and signs point to a flat start when our share market opens.

Good morning, I'm Gillian Bowen.

It's Monday, the 27th of April, and this is the morning edition of the ComSec Market Update.

Now, while it's a long weekend for New South Wales, the ACT and WA following Anzac Day on Saturday, the ASICS is open today.

So the team and I are on deck bringing you our usual wrap and analysis of market action.

James Gruber, however, is enjoying a day off.

So it's just me and let's get into it.

Well, as you know, for the past few Mondays, we've been bringing you an update on the weekend's developments when it comes to the US-Iran war.

So when markets closed in the US on Friday afternoon, so Saturday morning Australian time, there were hopes of peace talks.

But Donald Trump then posted on social media that he'd cancelled a trip by two US envoys to Pakistan, claiming it involved too much travel and expense.

And Iran's foreign minister had also earlier left Islamabad.