Morning traders. Thanks loungers, especially @Ravgnome and @Patterns.
Outlook for the day: Mildly negative as Wall Street closes mixed (again) and key commodities give back some of Tuesday night's gains.
ASX futures: down seven points or 0.09%
Overnight themes:
- US stocks close little changed as a "ho-hum" earnings season rolls on.
- Defensive sectors outperform as investors parse updates from Netflix and Morgan Stanley. Utilities, real estate and healthcare finish strongest. Miners weigh as a strengthening greenback weights on commodity prices. Growth sectors also end modestly lower.
- The VIX or Volatility Index falls to its lowest since November 2021.
- Netflix drops 3.2% after subscriber numbers fall short. Morgan Stanley gains 0.7%.
- “The market’s really been sort of ho-hum in this earnings season so far” - Sandi Bragar, chief client officer at Aspiriant.
Key events today:
- Q3 business confidence - 11.30 am AEDT
- Media briefing by RBA Governor Philip Lowe about the government review of the central bank - 12 pm
S&P 500: down 0.35 points or 0.01%
Dow: down 80 points or 0.23%
Nasdaq: up four points or 0.03%
Dollar: down 0.3% to 67.15 US cents
Iron ore (Dalian): down 0.96% to US$112.91
Brent crude: down US$1.65 or 2% to US$83.12 (April low)
Gold: down US$12.50 or 0.6% to US$2,007.30
NYSE Arca Gold Bugs: down 1.81%
Copper (LME): down 0.47% to US$8,970
Nickel (LME): down 0.25% to US$25,550
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF: down 0.75%
BHP: down 0.96% (US); down 0.77% (UK)
Rio Tinto: down 1.7% (US); down 1.41% (UK)
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