The Australian sharemarket is expected open slightly softer, despite a strong Wall Street lead on Friday ahead of the listing of new Telstra shares today. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0729 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down 11 points at 5,421. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=15034 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5