Morning traders. Thanks loungers, especially @Ravgnome and @Patterns.
Outlook for the day: Positive (anyone remember that word?!) after US stocks rebound, iron ore rises and a retreat in the US dollar eases pressure on the battered Aussie.
ASX futures: up 45 points or 0.64%
Overnight themes:
- US stocks arrest a two-week slide, at least temporarily, as treasury yields, the dollar and crude oil back off this week's highs.
- The main indices have their best session in two weeks. Mining, property and growth sectors lead the rebound.
- "A little bit of a counter trend rally is to be expected after three or four pretty sharply negative days” - Matt Stucky, senior portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management.
- Confidence in the economy is boosted by solid growth figures. Gross domestic product expanded by 2.1% in the second quarter, according to revised figures.
- House and Senate lawmakers continue to work on separate proposals to avert a federal government shutdown this weekend.
- Treasury yields hit 15-year highs before easing later in the session. The 10-year yield was lately down four basis points at 4.578%.
- The US dollar index reverses 0.5%. The Australian dollar bounces more than 1.2%.
- Brent crude falls back after pushing towards US$100 a barrel. The international oil benchmark trades as high as US$97.69, but finishes 1.2% in the red.
- "Oil was ripe for a pullback. After coming a few dollars short of the $100 level, energy traders are quickly locking in profits given the turbulence happening in the bond market” - Ed Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda.
- A modest increase in hot metal output at steel mills lifts iron ore ahead of the Golden Week holiday starting today. Daily hot metal output edges up 0.1% to its highest in three years, according to Mysteel. Copper also rebounds.
- Gold settles near a seven-month low as US treasury yields test fresh 16-year highs.
Key events today:
- Golden Week holiday starts in China
- US August inflation data (Personal Consumption Expenditures) - tonight
- US revised consumer sentiment - tonight
S&P 500: up 25 points or 0.59%
Dow: up 116 points or 0.35%
Nasdaq: up 108 points or 0.83%
Dollar: up 1.21% to 64.25 US cents
Iron ore (Dalian): up 0.89% to US$116.66
Brent crude: down US$1.17 or 1.2% to US$95.38
Gold: down US$12.30 or 0.6% to US$1,878.60
NYSE Arca Gold Bugs: up 0.31%
Copper (LME): up 1.24% to US$8,215
Nickel (LME): down 0.34% to US$18,985
Lithium carbonate (China spot): steady at US$23,538
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF: up 2.14%
BHP: up 2.69% (US); 1.83% (UK)
Rio Tinto: up 2.36% (US); up 2.21% (UK)
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