S&P/ASX 200 dips as Victoria’s lockdown gets extended
OPEC and its allies reached a deal on Sunday to phase out 5.8 million barrels per day of oil production cuts by September 2022 as oil prices hit their highest levels in more than two years.
Zoom announced on Sunday that its buying Five9, a provider of cloud contact centre software, in an all-stock deal valuing Five9 at US$14.7 billion.
S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) was trading 0.82% lower at 7288 points by about 12.50 pm as Victoria’s lockdown was extended as the state grapples with the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Premier Daniel Andrews said that ending the lockdown would not be the right thing to do.