Oil benchmarks down, ASX gains from banks and miners | Finance Report | ABC NEWS

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Two key oil benchmarks are down more than 1% from last Friday, but oil prices have largely held onto last week's gains amid the fighting in the Middle East. The Australian share market rose, led by banks and big miners. Global markets are also up, except the falling Korean market. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/asx-markets-business-live-news/107253878 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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