daytrades april 19 morning ...

Morning all (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

"Investors return to work Monday to face quarterly results from 25% of the S&P 500, reports on housing and inflation and the latest on Goldman Sachs. The first-quarter reporting period kicks into high gear this week, even as investors continue to mull the ramifications of Goldman Sachs' fraud charge and the latest batch of readings on the recovery." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Down 125.91 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 48 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia Today:

There is no economic news due to be released in Australia today; and

Of Note in the US tonight:

There is no noteworthy economic news due to be released in the US this evening.

Gold Futures: Gold is Down $0.30 atm and is currently sitting at $1,136.50/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.86 at $82.38/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9224 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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