daytrades april 8 morning ...

Morning all (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

"Easter effects will make chain-store sales difficult to read, turning full attention on what is hopefully further improvement for weekly jobless claims and the first reading on the April employment report." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Down 72.47 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 24 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia Today:

Unemployment Rate (Mar) (high volatility expected)
[The Unemployment Rate release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force.]

Employment Change (Mar) (moderate volatility expected)
[The Employment Change released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in Australia.]

Of Note in the US tonight:

Jobless Claims (merits extra attention); and

EIA Natural Gas Report (merits extra attention)

Gold Futures: Gold is Up $0.40 atm and is currently sitting at $1,147.60/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.31 at $85.57/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9264 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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