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Australian share market is expected to start the week on a muted note.
According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is likely to open 15 points or 0.2% lower.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones was flat, the S&P 500 was also flat, and the NASDAQ fell 0.3%.
The Australian share market is expected to start the week on a muted note following mixed closing on Wall Street last Friday. Concerns over rising inflation and rising interest rates have pummeled the US stock market this year.
Investors would closely track election results as the ASX 200 has risen in the three months following eight of the last 10 votes.
According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is likely to open 15 points or 0.2% lower on Monday. The benchmark index rose 1.15% to 7,145.6 points.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Labor Party will form the country’s next government, as unprecedented support for the Greens and climate-focussed independents ended nearly a decade of rule by the conservative coalition.
On Monday, Anthony Albanese is scheduled to be sworn in as Australia’s 31st prime minister after Labor Party swept to power in federal election after nearly a decade.
Meanwhile, Elders Ltd (ASX:ELD) share price will be on watch today as the agribusiness company is slated to release its half-year results.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones was flat, the S&P 500 was also flat, and the NASDAQ fell 0.3%. The US stocks have extended their losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average marking its eighth consecutive week of losses since 1932. In addition, S&P 500 and NASDAQ are on their longest streak of weekly losses since 2001.
In Europe, the Stoxx 50 rose 0.4%, the FTSE surged 1.2%, the DAX gained 0.7%, and the CAC ended 0.2% higher.
Bond yields
- 2-year yield: US 2.58%, Australia 2.45%
- 5-year yield: US 2.80%, Australia 2.99%
- 10-year yield: US 2.78%, Australia 3.31%, Germany 0.94%
Oil prices rise
Oil prices settled slightly higher on Friday as a planned European Union ban on Russian oil and easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in China countered concerns that slowing economic growth will hurt demand.
- Brent futures for July delivery rose 51 cents, or 0.5%, to US$112.55 a barrel.
- WTI crude for June rose US$1.02, or 0.9%, to settle at US$113.23 on its on its last day as the front-month.
Gold prices inch higher
Gold edged up on Friday, heading for its first week of gains in five on persistent worries over economic growth and a weekly decline in the dollar.
- US gold futures settled up 0.1% at US$1,842.10.
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