Originally published by Rivkin
Australian investors will look to Europe for guidance to finish off the trading week as Wall Street was inactive due to the Thanksgiving holiday. European indices declined on Thursday following poor earnings results and significant falls from mining giants Rio (AX:RIO) and BHP (AX:BHP). Weak copper prices and further trade war concerns weighed heavily on the mining sector. The FTSE, CAC40 and German Dax were all lower by 1.3%, 0.8% and 0.9% respectively. Investor sentiment was also discouraged by political uncertainty in Italy and Brexit worries.
Yesterday our ASX index saw some much needed gains (up 0.9%), rebounding from a 4 day losing streak with the banks leading the charge. ASX futures were down 29 points at 7am AEDT today indicating a slow start to Friday’s session. Brent Crude Oil fell again, down 0.9% to $62.89 USD per barrel. The Aussie dollar is relatively flat, trading at 72.53 US cents and the US 10 Year bond yield remains steady at 3.06%.
No significant local data today however, abroad we anticipate US manufacturing and services PMI for November and German third quarter GDP.