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Morning market update 12 August, 2016

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Publish date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016, 08:44 AM
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The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street once again found record highs, helped by encouraging corporate reports and a surge in oil prices.

The SPI is up 34 points at 5498.

Oil prices lifted four per cent on comments from Saudi Arabia's oil minister and a forecast for a tighter crude market, while US labour data showed a drop in jobless claims.

Shares of department store operators Macy's and Kohls soared after their quarterly reports.

Key Numbers

  • The SPI is up 34 points at 5498
  • AUD flat at 77.01 US cents
  • On Wall St, Dow +0.7%, S&P 500 +0.6%, Nasdaq +0.5%
  • In Europe, Stoxx 50 +1%, FTSE +0.7%, CAC +1.2%, DAX +0.9%
  • Spot gold -0.4% to $US1341.15 an ounce
  • Brent crude +4.2% to $US45.89 a barrel
  • Iron ore at $US59.36 a tonne

What’s On Today

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