Good morning Traders (thanks Highlandlad),DOW Snapshot from...

Good morning Traders (thanks Highlandlad),

DOW Snapshot from previous trading session

"Stocks managed to pare some losses Tuesday on better-than-expected retail sales data, but indexes ended mixed as investors stepped back from a recent runup. Before Tuesday, the blue-chip Dow and the S&P had closed higher for eight out of nine straight sessions. After that kind of run, analysts say it's not uncommon for investors to take a breather. Stocks opened weakly Tuesday and turned lower in the morning, but they had pared most of the morning's losses by the afternoon.

"The market has a bipolar effect to it right now -- it doesn't know what it's doing," said Joseph Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading." [Source: cnnmoney.com]

The DJIA Index finished the trading session Down 17.64 pts; and
The SPI Futures are currently: Down 10 pts atm.

Of Note in the US this evening:

Industrial Production [Market moving indicator]

EIA Petroleum Status Report [Merits extra attention]

MBA Mortgage Applications (Sep 10) [Moderate volatility expected]

NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Sep) [Moderate volatility expected]


... AND ...


Of note in Australia today:

Westpac Consumer Confidence (Sep) [Moderate volatility expected]
[The Westpac Consumer Confidence released by the Faculty of Economics and Commerce Melbourne Institute captures the level of sentiment that individuals have in economic activity reflecting respondents' evaluations of their family finances over the past and coming year, expectations about the one-year and five-year economic conditions and views about current buying conditions for major household items. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the AUD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).]


Gold is currently trading Down $0.90 & is sitting at $1,267.80/oz atm [Source: Kitco];
Oil is currently trading Down $0.54 & is at $76.26/barrel [Source: Bloomberg]; and
The Dollar: The AUD/USD is currently trading @ 0.9399 cents [Source: Forex. Live]

Have a great day trading today all!

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