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  "id": 845155,
  "title": "Australian shares fall as weaker metal prices weigh on miners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/australian-shares-fall-as-weaker-metal-prices-weigh-on-miners",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:54:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434799/australian-shares-fall-as-weaker-metal-prices-weigh-on-miners"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Australian shares fell on Friday as weaker metal prices weighed on mining stocks, offsetting gains in technology shares, while investors monitored developments in the US-Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P/ASX 200 index lost 0.7% to 9,128.50 by 0028 GMT, on track for its largest weekly drop in nearly four months. The benchmark lost 0.2% on Thursday. Sentiment weakened after the US…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}