Laura Besarati

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22,504 appearances 296 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2024 last heard 5d ago

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CommSec Market Update · PM 03 Aug 26: Positive start to August. · 3 Aug 2026 podcast

But now as we're heading into the close, there's only two sectors that are actually falling. voice-verified

One of them not falling by very much. voice-verified

In fact, it's almost completely flat. voice-verified

And that's the telcos. voice-verified

The energy sector posting more sizable declines down by 1.2%. voice-verified

And that is on the back of news that, you know, Donald Trump announced plans to potentially come to a peace deal with Iran. voice-verified

So that sent oil prices plunging by around 5%. voice-verified

And that's why energy stocks are tracking those declines. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And that was actually our second best month of the year. voice-verified

But keep in mind, energy stocks have done incredibly well so far this year. voice-verified

They're up close to 25% in year-to-date terms. voice-verified

I also just wanted to quickly reflect back on the fact that the Aussie market actually outperformed voice-verified

many other markets in July, which isn't always the case. voice-verified

So the S&P 500 index in the US actually edged lower. voice-verified

The Nasdaq was down a little over 3%. voice-verified

The Dow Jones did lift very, very slightly. voice-verified

It was up by a third, but the KOSPI as well in South Korea was down 22% last month. voice-verified

So the Aussie market certainly outperforming just on South Korea's market. voice-verified

That was mostly due to voice-verified

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