daytrades march 2 morning ...

Good morning Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Wall Street finished higher last night as AIG posted a $35b asset sale, there were talk of mergers within the pharmaceutical sector and there was a better than expected report out on consumer spending. [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished the session: Up 78.53 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Up 24 pts.

Of Note in Australia Today: Building Permits and Retail Sales figures will be out for the month of January; and of course the RBA hands down its interest rate decision at 2.30pm today. Also, the AiG Performance of Services Index is released; and

Of Note in the US Tonight: Motor Vehicle Sales figures will be released this evening, as will the ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence.

Gold is Up $0.10 atm and is currently sitting at $1,118.00/oz (Kitco); Oil is Down $0.96 to $78.70/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and the AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9014 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

Link to Daytrades March 2 Pre-Market thread