By Oliver Gray
Investing.com - The S&P/ASX 200 fell 6 points or 0.1% to 8,396.4 after the first 90 minutes of Thursday’s session, following 2 consecutive session of range-bound trading as investors brace for incoming employment data.
ASX 200 Futures were pointing 0.4% higher.
Among stocks, Energy led declines, with Woodside Energy Ltd (ASX:WDS) down 1.8%, Santos Ltd (ASX:STO) falling 2.5% and Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT) down 0.3%.
Information Technology was down 1.2% collectively, with Block Inc (ASX:SQ2) falling 3.2%, Appen Ltd (ASX:APX) down 1.5%, Megaport Ltd (ASX:MP1) falling 2.4% and Novonix Ltd (ASX:NVX) shedding 4.2%.
Meanwhile, Nanosonics Ltd (ASX:NAN) popped 8.3% after the company upgraded its FY23 guidance.
On the bond markets, Australia 10-Year rates were 5-month lows of 3.413% while United States 10-Year yields were at 4-month lows of 3.381%.
In New Zealand, the NZX 50 fell 0.3% to 11,883.3.