daytrades april 21 morning ...

Morning all (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

"A surge in energy prices and better-than-expected profit reports from Goldman Sachs and others helped stocks Tuesday." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Down 25.01 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Up 44 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia Today:

Westpac Leading Index (MoM) (Feb)
[The Westpac Leading Index released by the Melbourne Institute tracks nine gauges of economic activity, including share prices and telephone installations, to provide an indication of how the economy will perform. It tends to have an impact on the AUD volatility. Generally speaking, the more positive the reading, the better for the currency, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish)]; and

Of Note in the US tonight:

EIA Petroleum Status Report (Merits extra attention)

Gold Futures: Gold Futures are sitting neutral atm at $1,140.40/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Up $0.13 at $83.98/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9298 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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