Markets Overview

ASX SPI 200 futures up 0.4% to 8,691.00
S&P 500 down 0.4% to 7,585.73
Dow Average down 0.6% to 52,093.11
FTSE 100 down 0.4% to 10,658.13
Euro little changed at $1.1541
Aussie down 0.1% to 0.7131 per US$
Kiwi down 0.3% to 0.5759 per US$
US 10-year yield rose 1.4bps to 5.0019%
Australia 3-year bond yield rose 8.9 bps to 5.05%
Australia 10-year bond yield rose 8 bps to 5.42%
Gold spot down 0.1% to $4,293.33
Brent futures up 2.6% to $108.47/bbl

Economic Events

07:00: (NZ) 3Q Westpac Consumer Confidence, prior 80.4
08:45: (NZ) 2Q BoP Current Account Balance NZ, est. -2.6b, prior -1.01b
08:45: (NZ) 2Q Current Account GDP Ratio YTD, est. -3.8%, prior -3.6%
10:30: (AU) Aug. Westpac Leading Index MoM, prior 0.03%
13:00: (NZ) Aug. Non-resident Bond Holdings, prior 58.9%