Key News Overnight:
US stocks gained overnight amid growing optimism over trade talks and a tentative deal made by American lawmakers to avert another government shutdown. The Dow Jones climbed 1.5% to 25,426 and the S&P 500 rose 1.3% to 2,745;
President Donald Trump says he is willing to extend the looming 2 March deadline for a 15% increase in Chinese tariffs if he feels a trade deal is close enough. As negotiators prepare for another round of talks in Beijing, it is expected that Trump and Xi Jinping will meet in mid-March to ink an agreement;
Copper registered a fourth straight loss overnight as concerns about the outlook for global economic growth weighed on base metals. Copper fell 0.7% to US$ 6,092/t;
Global oil prices rebounded from a two-week low overnight as Saudi Arabia promised to deepen production cuts. Brent rose 1.7% to $US 62.58/bbl, as Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih says the Kingdom will remove a further 400,000 bbl/day of output in March
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Northern Star Resources (NST) | 1HFY19 Result| HOLD | Analyst | James Wilson;
Evolution Mining (EVN) | 1HFY19 Result| HOLD | Analyst | James Wilson;
Altech Chemicals (ATC) | Patent Granted for Kaolin to HPA Process | Not covered | No rating
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