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Australian equities are struggling to find footing in mid-session trade, with the S&P ASX two hundred holding well below the nine thousand level. The selling extends a two-day losing streak, driven largely by negative overnight cues from Wall Street, with no clear catalyst yet to reverse the momentum.
Shifting to energy and geopolitics, the United States and Venezuela are deepening an oil partnership that markets are watching closely as a potential template. If new revenue flows benefit both sides, Washington may look to replicate the model with Iran — a development that would carry enormous implications for global crude supply and price dynamics.
And in India, equities are set for a soft open as rising oil prices and a selloff in bonds stoke fresh inflation anxiety. Traders are repricing their rate expectations upward, and with the Federal Reserve already in focus, the combination of energy cost pressure and tightening bets is keeping sentiment firmly on the defensive across emerging markets.
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