daytrades april 16 morning ...

Happy Mufti Day Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

" Stocks ended positive Thursday to close a volatile session, as investors took the latest jobless claims report in stride and Google reported much better-than-expected earnings after the closing bell." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Up 21.46 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 4 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia today:

There is no 'Economic news' due to be reported in Australia today; and

Of Note in the US tonight:

Housing Starts (market moving indicator);

Consumer Sentiment (merits extra attention);

Building Permits (MoM) (Mar) (moderate volatility expected)

Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Apr) (moderate volatility expected)

Gold Futures: Gold is Down $0.20 atm and is currently sitting at $1,158.60/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.10 at $85.41/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9335 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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