The local share market fell despite a small gain for US markets fuelled by AI optimism, while the oil price rose again as talks between the US and Iran stalled.
Meanwhile, both petrol and diesel prices have come down, but the price of diesel has not recovered quite as much, which is a big problem for the rate of inflation.
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