Good Morning Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),DOW...

Good Morning Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

DOW Snapshot

" Stocks ended mixed Wednesday as investors struggled to balance the Federal Reserve's statement, a weak housing market report and a selloff in commodity prices amid the stronger euro. The central bank opted to hold the fed funds rate, a key overnight banking rate, steady at historic lows near zero. In its closely-watched statement, the bankers said the economic recovery is proceeding and the labor market is "improving gradually.""[Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished the session: Up 4.92 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Up 8 pts atm.

Of Note in Australia today:

Conference Board Australia Leading Index (Apr) [Moderate volatility expected]
[The Conference Board Australia leading Index released by the Conference Board measures future trends of the overall economic activity including employment, average manufacturing workweek, initial claims, permits for new housing construction, stock prices and yield curve. It forecasts short to mid-term growth in the Australian economy. Generally, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).]; AND

Of course it's an unprecedented historic day in Australian politics today which will go down in the history books:-



Of Note in the US tonight:

Durable Goods Orders [Market moving Indicator]

Jobless Claims [Merits extra attention]

EIA Natural Gas Report [Merits extra attention]

Gold Futures: Gold is Down $0.70 atm and is currently sitting at $1,236.60/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.19 at $76.16/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.8748 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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