Happy April 1st Traders (thanks for the handover...

Happy April 1st Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

"Stocks ended lower Wednesday, but higher for the quarter after a strong showing in March, as downbeat jobs and manufacturing reports cooled a recent runup." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Down 50.79 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Up 13 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia Today:

RBA Commodity Index SDR (YoY) (Mar) (merits extra attention); and

Of Note in the US tonight:

ISM Manufacturing Index (market moving indicator);

Motor Vehicle Sales (merits extra attention);

Jobless Claims (merits extra attention) ;

Construction Spending (merits extra attention) ; and

EIA Natural Gas Report (merits extra attention)

Gold Futures: Gold is Down $0.90 atm and is currently sitting at $1,112.70/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.41 at $83.35/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9151 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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