daytrades june 17 morning ...

Morning all (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Dow Snapshot

"U.S. stocks recovered from deep losses Wednesday and finished a choppy session near the previous day's closing levels as investors considered mixed economic news and BP's agreement to establish a $20 billion escrow fund and cancel its quarterly dividend."[Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Up 4.69 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Up 4 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia today:

RBA Foreign Exchange Transaction (May)
[The Foreign Exchange Transactionreleased by the Reserve Bank of Australia shows the movements of the exchange of the AUD for others, likewise others for the AUD. It indicates the climate of foreign investors into the AUD itself. This event causes volatility in the AUD. Generally, an increasing number of investments is seen as positive prospect of the Australian economy (or bullish sentiment for the AUD).];

Of Note in the US tonight:

Consumer Price Index [Market moving indicator];

Jobless Claims [Merits extra attention];

EIA Natural Gas Report [Merits extra attention];

Gold Futures: Gold is Up $1.20 atm and is currently sitting at $1,231.70/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.37 at $77.30/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.8618 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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