daytrades april 28 morning ...

Morning all (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

"Stocks fell Tuesday after Standard & Poors cut Greece's debt rating to junk and lowered Portugal's debt rating, raising fears that a euro zone debt crisis could slow the global economic recovery." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Down 213.04 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 90 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia Today:

Consumer Price Index (QoQ) (YoY) (1Q) (Moderate volatility expected)
[The Consumer Price Index released by the RBA and republished by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services . The purchase power of AUD is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).]; and

Of Note in the US tonight:

FOMC Meeting Announcement (Market moving indicator);

EIA Petroleum Status Report (Merits extra attention);

Gold Futures: Gold is Down $2.20 atm and is currently sitting at $1,166.20/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.62 at $81.82/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9166 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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