Day Trading 18 Apr Pre Market

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Local markets should open firmly higher this morning after the Dow Jones industrial average closed more than 180 points higher as Boeing and Goldman Sachs led the way higher.
The S&P 500 gained 0.86 percent, with financials leading advancers. The SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) rose more than half a percent after the top two Wells Fargo executives bought $5 million worth of Wells stock.
The indexes closed at their session highs
The Nasdaq composite closed up 0.8 percent.

"I think this is a relief rally," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial. "Are out of the woods? No. I still think we're in the midst of a pullback" given geopolitical conditions.
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Crude oil prices slipped on Monday in subdued trading after a three-week rally capped by the long Easter holiday weekend, but losses were curbed by strong economic growth in China and a weaker dollar.
"The market was overbought so these people are definitely booking profits at this point," he said.
Benchmark Brent crude futures were down 44 cents at $55.45, whileU.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 53 cents at $52.65 a barrel.
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Copper + 1.1%
Nickel + .28%
Zinc + .09%

Gold $1284
HUI - .2%
AUD Gold $1692

AUD .7592

Have a good day

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