daytrades august 23 morning ...

Good Morning Traders (thanks for handover highlandlad),

DOW Snapshot from previous trading session

"Stocks ended mostly lower Friday as investors continued to react to the week's downbeat economic reports that have raised concern about a double-dip recession." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished the trading session: Down 57.59 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 9 pts atm.

Of Note in the US this evening:

Please note there is no noteworthy 'Economic news' due to the reported in the US this evening;

... AND ...

Of note in Australia today:

Please note there is no noteworthy 'Economic news' due to the reported in Australia today either!

[Sources used: nasdaq.com & fxstreet.com]

Gold is trading Down $1.40 atm and is currently sitting at $1,226.60/oz [Source: Kitco];
Oil is currently trading Up $0.01 atm and is currently at $73.81/barrel [Source: Bloomberg]; and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.8885 cents [Source: Forex. Live].

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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