Thanks afternoon crew.
End-of-day summary:
The share market edged to a five-week closing high following positive leads from Wall Street as President Donald Trump again claimed the war was "close to over".
The ASX 200 inched up eight points or 0.09%.
Gains in gold miners, tech companies and healthcare providers helped offset declines in energy producers, utilities, supermarkets and the major banks.
Trump told Fox News this morning that the war was “very close to over” before repeating recent claims that Tehran wants "to make a deal very badly”.
The S&P 500's recovery from the war lows continued with an overnight gain of 1.18%, bringing the US benchmark within 1% of its former highs.
