澳大利亚证券交易所S&P/ASX 200指数在早盘交易中下跌22.8点，跌幅为0.3%，收于8871.2点[1]。此轮下跌受到华尔街混合表现和国际油价下挫的拖累[1]。
国际能源市场波动剧烈，特朗普宣布美伊军事行动暂停以进行谈判后，油价大幅下跌[1]。西德州原油跌至82美元/桶以下，布伦特油价创下三个多月来最大跌幅，接近88美元[1]。在此背景下，能源股维瓦能源公司预期上半年EBITDA为7.7-7.8亿澳元，较上年同期的3.05亿澳元大幅增长，该股因此上涨3%以上[1]。
与此同时，美国总统特朗普呼吁美联储降低利率[1]。美联储定于本周三（美国时间）公布利率政策更新，市场预期美联储维持不变，上调利率概率为36%[1]。澳元兑美元跌幅为0.1%，报0.6986美元[1]。
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index declined 22.8 points, or 0.3%, to 8,871.2 in early trading.[1] The drop was driven partly by mixed performance on Wall Street and a sharp fall in oil prices.[1] West Texas crude plummeted below $82 per barrel following President Trump's announcement of a suspension in military operations between the United States and Iran to allow for negotiations, while Brent crude fell by its largest margin in over three months, approaching $88.[1]
Energy company Viva Energy surged more than 3% as Middle East tensions boosted its earnings outlook.[1] The company raised its first-half EBITDA guidance to between A$770 million and A$780 million, a significant increase from A$305 million in the prior-year period.[1] Meanwhile, the Australian dollar weakened 0.1% to $0.6986 against the US dollar.[1]
Separately, Trump renewed calls for the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, stating: "Rates should be lowered... We have other countries that are paying less interest rates."[1] The Fed is scheduled to announce its policy decision on Wednesday (US time), with market expectations pointing to rates remaining unchanged, though there is a 36% probability of a rate increase priced in.[1]