Thanks GttrainMorning everyoneThe Australian dollar has opened...

Thanks Gttrain

Morning everyone

The Australian dollar has opened higher as low volumes in the market move currencies around. It was recently trading at $US1.0505, up from $US1.0473 on Wednesday.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder confidence index rose to 37, higher than projected and the best showing since February 2007

In company news:

The following companies release full-year results: Brambles, Wesfarmers, Goodman Group, OneSteel, Dexus Property Group, ASX, Qube Logistics Holdings, Platinum Asset Management, Industrea, Mincor Resources NL, Decmil Group, iiNet, Cardno

The following companies release half-year results: AMP, Adelaide Brighton, InvoCare, Mineral Deposits, Alumina

In economics news:

ABS average weekly time earnings for three months to May and
Melbourne Institute consumer inflation expectation for August

In US tonight : Housing starts for July, weekly jobless claims

Have a great day guys

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