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Banks will be Green all day long ..as DOW futures = Green

Outlook: Aus shares set to open higher January 27, 2016 09:47 AM
The Australian sharemarket is set to open in positive territory, following encouraging leads from US equities. Wall Street rebounded sharply following a surge in crude oil prices and solid US corporate results.
Consumer confidence came in stronger than expected in January. Data released by the US Conference Board showed the monthly index at 98.1 versus a flat expectation of 96.5
Markets
Wall Street closed up yesterday:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.8 per cent to close at 16,167,
the S&P 500 added 1.4 per cent to close at 1,904
and the NASDAQ gained 1.1 per cent to close at 4,568.

European markets closed up:
London’s FTSE gained 0.6 per cent,
Paris gained 1 per cent
and Frankfurt gained 0.9 per cent.

The Australian share market was closed yesterday:
The S&P/ASX 200 Index last traded at 5,007.

On the futures market the SPI is 54 points up.

Currencies
The Australian Dollar at 8:30AM was buying $US0.7009 cents,
Economic news
Due out today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics is consumer price index data for the December quarter. Economists are estimating a 0.3 percent rise in the three months to the end of December.


Gold has gained $16 to $US1,121.60 an ounce for the February contract on Comex.
Silver has gained $0.27 to $14.52 for March.
Copper has gained $0.04 to $2.04 a pound.
Oil has gained $0.25 to $US30.59 a barrel for light crude in New York.