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“In the US futures, especially on the Nostax, we’re a little behind (which adds a little concern, ‘” ComSec analyst James Tao approached the trade. “We had two consecutive severe losses last weekend.”
European stocks gave a strong lead when US stocks dug up Donald Trump’s latest China in China. The president re-flagged the idea of ’cutting off’ the US and Chinese economies, suggesting that the United States would not lose if the world’s two largest economies no longer traded.
Mr Tao says local economic data – while painting a highly depressing picture – is something that looked backwards and was absent from the session.
The NAB said business conditions in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania worsened in August.
Meanwhile, pay data for the first week of August 22 was surprisingly upside, rising 0.3 percent, which UPS said was a confirmation rather than an improved trend.
The financials, miners and health sectors each added more than 1 per cent on Tuesday as the market showed its best performance in four sessions.
The ASX sector was the only consumer staple, losing 0.4 percent to supermarket Woolworths and 0.2 percent to A2 Milk. Technology stocks were collectively smaller, but did not thank Afterbury for falling 1.7 percent to $ 75.04.
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