AU is directly tied to commodities like oil and gold. If those two are moving up, chances are good that AU will move up with them. They're actually a stronger indicator of AU direction than the market is overall.
The other item that drives AU is news from China and New Zealand. Those 2 countries are their top trade partners. So if China is doing badly, for example, AU will typically drop in response to that also.
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