Pre market Trading Monday August 22nd, page-12

Thanks Oscar

Morning regulars

• Currencies: Aussie dollar -0.9% on US dollar surge
• Commodities: Copper up 0.2%, iron ore up 0.4%, spot gold -0.8% to $US1341.47 an ounce, Brent crude flat at $US50.88 a barrel
• Local equities: ASX futures are looking to open 6 points lower.
• Wall Street: Dow -0.2%, S&P 500 -0.1%, Nasdaq flat.
• Europe: Stoxx 50 -0.9%, FTSE -0.2%, CAC -0.8%, DAX -0.6%
• DXY US dollar index rallies 0.4%
• Earnings: Bluescope (BSL), Fortescue (FMG), Growthpoint (GOZ), GWA Group (GWA), Japara Healthcare (JHC), NIB Holdings (NHF), Northern Star (NST), Seek (SEK), UGL (UGL)
• US Federal Reserve: Its annual Jackson Hole meeting looks set to dominate trade this week