Stocks bounce back in the US ahead of the inflation number tonight. The Dow bounced off lows to finish down 0.3%, while the Nasdaq and the S&P both improved during the session. SPI Futures pointing to a muted day, down eight points as we hold our breath ahead of inflation. Get up to speed with Henry’s Breakfast Briefing.

• ASX 200 SPI Futures down 8 points.
• Dow falls 85 points (0.3%)
• Nasdaq up 114 points (1.0%)
• S&P500 up 10 (0.35%)
• Base metals stable. Nickel up 0.9% Tin falls 5%.
• Oil drops 3.3% Gold down 1%
• Iron ore down 1.3%

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