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5 things to watch on the asx 200 on monday 18 may 2026

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AI insight
AI-generatedOil price spike benefits Australian energy producers Santos and Woodside via higher revenue; gold price drop pressures gold miners Newmont and Northern Star. Elders' strong earnings reflect agricultural sector tailwinds. Impact is Australia-specific for equities but global for commodity prices.
Signals our AI researcher identified
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- WTI crude oil rose 4.2% to US$105.42 per barrel.
- Brent crude oil rose 3.55% to US$109.26 per barrel.
- Gold prices fell 2.6% to US$4,561.9 an ounce.
- Elders Ltd expected 30% EBITDA growth in half-year results.
- S&P/ASX 200 expected to open 0.45% lower.
Gold price decline pressures miners' revenue by 2-3% in the short term.
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Sector impact at a glance
- COMMODITY_GOLDmid
- COMMODITY_GOLDshort
- COMMODITY_OILmid
- COMMODITY_OILshort
- EM_MININGmid
- EM_MININGshort
- GLOBAL_ENERGYmid
- GLOBAL_ENERGYshort
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