Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 14.90 points, or 0.17%, at 8,694.60 on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Haitong International cut Laopu Gold (06181.HK) target price 21% to HK$435 and maintained an Outperform rating. It forecasts 2026–28 revenue of CNY 32.255/30.263/32.896 bln (YoY +18.1%/‑6.2%/+8.7%) and adjusted net profit of CNY 6.823/6.443/7.127 bln. The broker cited a high base, weak consumer demand and gold-price volatility as drivers of operational uncertainty that prompted the PT cut while leaving the rating unchanged.

Iranian army chief of staff said the enemies failed to achieve their objectives in the "three wars imposed on Iran", meaning the enemies have already failed.