Markets Overview

  • ASX SPI 200 futures up 0.4% to 8,978.00
  • S&P 500 up 0.5% to 7,666.60
  • Dow Average up 0.6% to 53,061.95
  • FTSE 100 down 0.3% to 10,756.45
  • Euro little changed at $1.1588
  • Aussie up 0.3% to 0.7169 per US$
  • Kiwi down 0.7% to 0.5850 per US$
  • US 10-year yield fell 1.9bps to 4.7780%
  • Australia 3-year bond yield rose 10 bps to 4.82%
  • Australia 10-year bond yield rose 5 bps to 5.23%
  • Gold spot up 1.4% to $4,388.04
  • Brent futures up 0.6% to $95.25/bbl

Economic Events

  • 08:45: (NZ) 2Q Terms of Trade Index QoQ, est. -1.9%, prior -2.0%
  • 09:00: (AU) Aug. S&P Global Australia PMI Compo, prior 52.5
  • 09:00: (AU) Aug. S&P Global Australia PMI Servi, prior 52.9
  • 11:00: (NZ) Aug. ANZ Commodity Price MoM, prior -3.9%
  • 11:30: (AU) July Trade Balance, est. A$1.5b, prior A$1.93b
  • 11:30: (AU) July Imports MoM, prior -0.2%
  • 11:30: (AU) July Exports MoM, prior 9.6%
  • 22:01: (NZ) Aug. Cotality Home Value MoM, prior -0.3%