Upbeat US corporate earnings provided a boost for stocks overnight, the Dow finished up 48 points (+0.15%) while the Nasdaq outperformed finishing up 1.58%. SPI Futures are down 33 points this morning (-0.49%). 

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• ASX 200 SPI Futures down 33 points
• Dow up 48 points(0.25%)
• Nasdaq up 185 points (1.6%)
• S&P 500 up 23 v (0.6%)
• Tesla up 0.7% after results.
• Base metals slightly higher. Nickel up 2.4%
• Gold hits 11-month low at US$1700 down 0.6%
• Oil down 0.4%
• ANZ completes institutional entitlement 

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