ASX LIVE UPDATES: ASX to open lower, Wall Street sinks and oil rises as Donald Trump threatens Iran

ASX LIVE UPDATES: ASX to open lower, Wall Street sinks and oil rises as Donald Trump threatens Iran

Australian shares are poised to open lower as Wall Street took fright from an escalation in the Middle East; The S&P was down nearly 1% and oil rose. Follow live updates.

Top 10 at 11: ASX slides 0.2pc as geopolitical threat to crude supply escalates

Morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 (at 11… ish), highlighting the movers and shakers on the ASX in early-doors trading. With the market opening at 10am sharp eastern time, the data is taken at 10.15am, once trading kicks off in earnest. In brief, this is what the market has been up to this morning.   ASX follows global markets lower The ASX has fallen 0.20% as of about 10:30 am AEST, driven lower by weakness in resource and banking stock…