Sensex, Nifty Open Higher In Cautious Trade

Canadian Dollar Falls Amid BoC Rate Cut Speculation

The Canadian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday, as the latest Canadian PMI survey supports speculations on a rate reduction by the Bank of Canada.

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Australia Household Spending Growth Weakens, Trade Surplus Declines

Australia's household spending grew at a slower pace in August and the trade surplus declined sharply as exports of gold decreased dramatically, official data showed on Thursday. Household spending rose only 0.1 percent from July, when consumption grew 0.4 percent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. This was the weakest expansion in four months.

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NZ Dollar Rises Amid Risk-on Mood

The New Zealand dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday, as Asian stocks traded higher amid optimism about the outlook for interest rates following a report showing unexpected decrease in US private sector employment in the month of September. Expectations of additional rate cuts this year, and another next year have increased among traders based on projections.

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NZ Dollar Rises Against Majors

The New Zealand dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday.

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European Economics News Preview: Eurozone Unemployment Data Due

Unemployment from the euro area and Spain are due on Thursday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 3.00 am ET, Spain's labor ministry is scheduled to issue unemployment data. The number of unemployed is expected to increase 15,400 in September. At 4.00 am ET, Italy's statistical office publishes unemployment figures for August.

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European Shares Seen Tad Higher At Open

European stocks may open on a positive note Thursday after Wall Street's main stock indexes shrugged off the first U.S. government shutdown in nearly seven years to close higher overnight, with the biggest boost from the healthcare sector.

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Australian Market Extends Early Gains In Mid-market

The Australian market is extending its early gains in mid-market moves on Thursday, reversing the slight losses in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving well above the 8,900 level, with gains across most sectors led by mining and technology stocks.

RTTNews | vor 4Std 57 Minuten

Asian Markets Track Wall Street Higher

Asian markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, amid optimism about the outlook for interest rates following a report showing unexpected decrease in US private sector employment in the month of September. Expectations of additional rate cuts this year and another next year have increased among traders based on projections.

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EURUSD	1.17517	GBPUSD	1.34942	AUDUSD	0.66183
USDJPY	146.957	USDCAD	1.39368	USDCHF	0.79629