Shares end week down as oil price, AI doubts hit miners

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 23, 2026

Australia’s sharemarket has snapped a three-week winning streak after surging oil prices and tremors in the artificial intelligence narrative hammered resource stocks.

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Shares end week down as oil price, AI doubts hit miners

More News

Cap Raise Crucible: Gold books, big fees and bruised punters

Big Hits: Rapid Critical Metals, Benz Mining, Encounter Resources

‘Watch out, I’ll wait for you outside’: Aldi self-serve checkouts fuel abuse, threats

Flagship sweetens Chilean copper deal with 50% price cut

NextDC boss Craig Scroggie goes viral with gym video

Golden Dragon drills for gold beneath 3km WA anomaly

I spent thousands on a ‘potentially dangerous’ marathon. I’d do it again

Collingwood’s The Vine Hotel looking for new owner in $4m sale

Catholic Church seeking $18m windfall for inner west uni site

How the News Corp tabloids lifted Seven’s harrowing exclusive

The men at work call each other ‘mate’. Why does it make me uncomfortable?

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