Breakfast Briefing – Wed 18 May

US stocks rallied overnight the Dow Jones, NASDAQ and S&P 500 all finished in positive territory following strong retail sales. SPI Futures pointing to another day of gains up 70 points (+0.98%). Catch up on the latest with Henry’s Breakfast Briefing.

• ASX 200 SPI Futures up 70 points
• Dow up 431 points (1.3%)
• Nasdaq up 322 (2.8%) S&P 500 up 81 points (2.0%)
• Base metals stronger. Iron ore down 0.7%
• Gold up 0.3%. Oil down 2%
• Twiggy back in charge at FMG

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