daytrades march 12 morning ...

Happy Mufti Day Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Snapshot

"Stocks gained Thursday, erasing earlier losses to lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to 18-month highs, as investors eyed the day's jobs and trade news and the direction of the U.S. dollar. Stocks seesawed through most of the session as investors played it cautious after the recent run up and showed concern about a spike in China's inflation rate last month. But the weakness gave out by the close and markets closed with slim gains" [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished the session: Up 44.51 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Up 9 pts.

Of Note in Australia Today:

There is no economic news being reported in Australia today.

Of Note in the US Tonight:

Retail Sales; (market moving indicator); and

Consumer Sentiment; (merits extra attention)

Gold is Up $1.40 atm and is currently sitting at $1,109.60/oz (Kitco);
Oil is Up $0.02 at $82.11/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9147 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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