XRP price struggles to break key resistance as ETF reviews stall and Ripple’s court case clouds short-term market direction.

ASX drops; bitcoin tops $US110,000; Citi lowers James Hardie forecasts Shares had fallen 0.4 per cent near noon AEST, spurred by profit-taking in the big banks. SKS Technologies leapt 22 per cent.

New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis presents the nation’s Budget on Thursday, with the key highlights noted below.