Aussie shares came under pressure at the open, falling 1.9%, following Wall Street and European equities which lost 2.2% and 2.3% respectively. With the risk-off environment returning, money flowed back into bonds and gold, pushing the gold price up 0.2%. Meanwhile, oil gained 1.7%, moving back above $20 a barrel.

Today, investors will be watching:

1. Financials, Energy and Materials
2. Woodside Petroleum (ASX:WPL)
3. Contact Energy (ASX:CEN)
4. Star Entertainment (ASX:SGR)
5. Vista Group (ASX:VGL)
6. Stocks bucking from COVID-19, Fisher & Paykel (ASX:FPH), Costa Group (ASX:CGC), Resmed (ASX:RMD), Metcash (ASX:MTS), Coles (ASX:COL), Chorus (ASX:CNU) and all defensive stocks
7. The US dollar