Australian Equities Market THIS MORNING In Australia, the ABS releases new car sales data. In the US, the Empire State index is released together with the NAHB housing market index. OVERNIGHT MARKETS US Equities Index/Security Close Chg %Chg Dow Jones (US) 15107.50 -68.58 -0.45 S&P 500 1630.09 -6.27 -0.38 NASDAQ 3428.63 -16.74 -0.49 US sharemarkets eased in thin trade on Friday. Economic data was mixed and many investors are clinging to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones fell by almost 106pts or 0.7pct with the S&P 500 down by 9.6 points or 0.6pct while the Nasdaq lost 21.8pts or 0.6pct. Over the week, the Dow lost 1.2pct, the S&P 500 lost 1.0pct, and the Nasdaq fell by 1.3pct. YESTERDAY’S MARKET Index Close Chg %Chg All Ordinaries 4777.5 +2.0 0.0 ASX 200 4797.9 +6.1 +0.1 ASX Small Ords 1978.40 -18.10 -0.91 Industrials 3537.8 -19.4 -0.5 Fin.-x-Prop Trusts 6209.0 +74.8 +1.2 Materials 8773.2 -105.4 -1.2 Cons. Staple 9426.6 +23.9 +0.3 Telecom Serv. 1598.4 -5.6 -0.3 10y Bond Yield 3.36 -0.03 -0.86 Local Markets update. bbw-services
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:43:54 +0000