Morning Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),Firstly -...

Morning Traders (thanks for the handover highlandlad),

Firstly - Congratulations must go out to one of our favourite Day-Trading comrades *Wilson* who became a Dad for the 2nd time & had a beautiful baby girl yesterday morning at 9.01am; so many Congratulations on your beautiful new arrival into the world yesterday Wilson! (:

Dow Snapshot

"Stocks gained Monday, pushing the Dow to its highest point in a year-and-a-half, after a report showing a rise in consumer spending added to bets about the strength of the economic recovery." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished Friday's session: Up 45.50 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Up 16 pts.

Of Note in Australia Today:

There is no economic news which is due to be released in Australia today; and

Of Note in the US Tonight:

S&P Case-Shiller HPI (merits extra attention); and

Consumer Confidence (merits extra attention).

Gold Futures: Gold is Up $0.30 atm and is currently sitting at $1,109.30/oz (Kitco);
Oil Futures: Oil is Up $0.30 at $82.47/barrel (NYMEX/Bloomberg); and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.9160 cents (Forex. Live).

Have a great day trading today all!

Cheers, Tweets (:

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