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

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

Snapshot

"Stocks gave up gains Thursday, ending little changed, as a late-session bounce in the dollar sapped the strength out of a rally that had pushed the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq near new 18-month highs." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished the session: Up 5.06 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 2 pts.

Of Note in Australia Today:

Glenn Stevens (RBA Governor) will address the ACI 2010 49th World Congress in Sydney today; and

The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender for $700m of June 2014 Treasury Bonds.

Of Note in the US Tonight:

GDP (market moving indicator)

Consumer Sentiment (merits extra attention); and

Real Personal Consumption Expenditures (merits extra attention

(Sources: Bloomberg, fxstreet.com & smh.com.au)

Gold Futures: Gold is Down $1.00 atm and is currently sitting at $1,090.00/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Down $0.40 at $80.13/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9066 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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