Australian Stock Market Closes Higher, Regulator Sues Auditors

The Australian stock market closed higher on Friday.

It was Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:45 am.

It was Friday, July 31, 2026, at 4:45 pm.

Australian shares rose for the fourth month in a row on Friday.

The corporate regulator is suing auditors connected to a failed investment fund that lost investors almost $500 million.

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It was Friday, July 31, 2026, at 12:55 pm.

Nassim Khadem is reporting.

The Australian stock market was up 0.1% to 8976.8 points.

The Australian dollar was at 70.2 US cents.

Other markets also changed: the Dow Jones was up 1.2%, the S&P 500 was up 1.6%, and the Nasdaq was up 2.8%.

Gold and oil prices also changed.

Bitcoin's price changed too.

These prices were current at 4:30 pm AEDT.

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There were many other updates and news stories throughout the day.

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