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The S&P/ASX200 fell 0.59% to 8834.5 on Wednesday, tracking US futures after a Democratic midterm landslide added uncertainty to the AI trade. BHP and Rio Tinto fell more than 2% as copper hit its lowest since July, while energy held up as oil steadied.
Weaker copper and risk-off equity moves point to softer industrial demand expectations, with limited direct effect on feed grain prices.
aapnews.aap.com.auNov 4, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
