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Back to EpisodesPre-Market Report – Thursday 3 October: US markets Muted - SPI up 3 - Oil and Gold Pauses - NFP in Focus Friday
Published 1 year, 3 months ago
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The S&P 500 added 0.01% to 5,709.54, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.08% to 17,925.12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39.55 points, or 0.09%, to finish at 42,196.52.
ADP data released Wednesday showed better-than-expected private payroll growth in September.
ASX to inch higher. SPI Futures up 3 points (+0.04%). On the calendar today, August trade numbers out at 11:30am. AFI, PRN, MIR, and ARB all hosting AGMs. ARB trading ex-dividend today.
COMMODITIES
- US dockworker strike enters second day with talks at a standstill.
- Gold rally cools as traders eye Mideast developments, US data.
- Middle East conflict lifts oil prices despite large US crude build.
- LME monitors tightness in aluminium market after spike in spread.
- Copper climbs on hopes for more China stimulus.
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