This was despite the Houthis in Yemen saying they would impose a naval blockade on major oil producer Saudi Arabia. Spot gold rose nearly 1% to $4,045.65 per ounce. On the domestic front, the ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence rose 0.3 points to 75.6 in the week of July 13 to July 19, ANZ reported. In company news, NEXTDC's (ASX:NXT) pro-forma contracted utilization increased 11% since April 20 to 740 megawatts as of June 30 following additional customer contract awards. The company expects fiscal 2026 income to track in line with the upper end of the outlook of $950 million to $970 million.