Australian shares were again flat with a negative bias as economic concerns mounted in the wake of renewed Middle East hostilities.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index was little changed to close at 9,066.70.
Brent crude oil futures climbed over $91 per barrel after the US and Iran conducted attacks in the Middle East.
Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones fell 0.7%, the S&P 500 0.3%, and the Nasdaq 0.1%.
On the domestic front, Australia's manufacturing sector maintained modest growth in August, with stronger new orders, business confidence, and employment offset by softer production and renewed supply-chain and cost pressures, according to a survey by S&P Global.
Australia's seasonally adjusted current account deficit widened to AU$27.22 billion in the June quarter from AU$25.45 billion in the previous quarter, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed.
Total dwelling approvals fell 3.6% to 17,687 in July in seasonally adjusted terms after rising 6.9% in June, according to a separate report from the statistics bureau.
In company news, Collins Foods (ASX:CKF) said total company sales in the first 17 weeks of fiscal 2027 were up 6.6% on the prior corresponding period on a constant currency basis, with KFC total sales up 6.4% in Australia, down 2.5% in the Netherlands, and up 44% in Germany.
WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) appointed Jeff Howard as chief financial officer, effective Sept. 28.
CSL (ASX:CSL) entered agreements with the US Administration to lower medicine costs and expand its manufacturing footprint in the US.