The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed little changed as the fall in oil prices weighed on energy stocks and biotech stocks putting in a strong performance.

The SPI is trading at 5494, up 5 points.

Locally, in economic news, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out.

In equities news, Ainsworth Game Technology, Greencross, Healthscope, Specialty Fashion Group, Vocus Communications and Virtus Health are expected to post full-year results.

Caltex Australia, Oil Search and oOH! Media are slated to release half-year figures.

Key Numbers

• The SPI is trading at 5494, up 5 points
• AUD flat at 76.31 US cents
• On Wall St, Dow -0.1%, S&P 500 -0.1%, Nasdaq +0.1%
• In Europe, Stoxx 50 -0.3%, FTSE -0.4%, CAC -0.2%, DAX -0.5%
• Spot gold -0.2% to $US1338.25 an ounce
• Brent crude -2.8% to $US49.47 a barrel

What’s on today

Scentre Group, Caltex, Oil Search, Monadelphous, McMillan Shakespeare, Ainsworth Game Technology, Adairs, Blackmores, Fisher & Paykel, Specialty Fashion, Healthscope, Greencross, Vocus Communications, Aconex, Virtus Health release their earnings results today.

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