Summary

• Bytedance rejects Microsoft's offer to buy TikTok
• Spot gold drops -0.3% to $US1940.55 an ounce and Brent crude oil declines -0.6% to $US39.83 a barrel
• Rio Tinto searches for new CEO, set to review agreements with traditional landowners in Australia
• Kerry Stokes increases his stake in Boral to nearly 20%