daytrades april 14 morning ...

Morning all (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

"Stocks scratched out slim gains Tuesday, pushing the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh 18-month highs and the Nasdaq to the highest point in almost two years, as economic optimism again lifted equities." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Up 13.45 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 21 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia Today:

Westpac Consumer Confidence (Apr) (moderate volatility expected)
[The Westpac Consumer Confidence released by the Faculty of Economics and Commerce Melbourne Institute captures the level of sentiment that individuals have in economic activity reflecting respondents' evaluations of their family finances over the past and coming year, expectations about the one-year and five-year economic conditions and views about current buying conditions for major household items. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).]; and

Of Note in the US tonight:

Consumer Price Index (market moving indicator);

Retail Sales (market moving indicator);

Ben Bernanke speaks (high volatility expected);

EIA Petroleum Status Report (merits extra attention); and

Fed's Beige Book (moderate volatility expected);


Gold Futures: Gold is Up $0.20 atm and is currently sitting at $1,151.30/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.23 at $83.82/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9285 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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