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Wall St closed mixed overnight as the Nasdaq closed over 20,000 points for the first time. The Dow Jones fell by 0.22%, the S&P 500 jumped 0.82% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.77%.

US inflation data was released overnight with core inflation coming in steady at 0.3% month on month, the same as its previous result and forecast.

Over in Europe, markets closed higher as US inflation data came in as expected. The STOXX 600 closed 0.28% higher with gains led by media stocks which rose 1.4%, whilst retail stocks dropped 1.7%. Germany’s DAX rose by 0.34%, the French CAC gained 0.39% and over in the UK the FTSE100 ended the trading day 0.26% in the green.

Locally yesterday, the ASX200 fell 0.47% with most major sectors closing in the red. Losses were led by the information technology and industrial sectors which fell by 1.35% and 1.02% respectively. This was offset by the real estate sector which gained 0.81%.

What to watch today:

• The Australian share market is set to open higher, with the SPI futures suggesting a rise of 0.45% at market open this morning.
• On the commodities front this morning,
  • Oil is trading 2.42% higher at 70 US dollars and 25 cents a barrel, gold is trading 0.76% higher at 2716 US dollars an ounce and iron ore is trading 0.67% lower at 105 US dollars and 63 cents a tonne.

Trading Ideas:

• Bell Potter maintains a buy rating on Champion Iron (ASX:CIA) which has a current share price of $6.11. The buy rating is maintained by Bell Potter as they see upside risk spots in iron ore prices and the shift to higher grade production in the 2^nd half of 2025 will likely support average realized prices and earnings amid an iron ore price environment which is generally expected to weaken.
• And Trading Central has identified a bearish signal in Beach Energy (ASX:BPT), indicating that the price may fall from the close of $1.22 to the range of $1.10-$1.12, on a pattern formed over 38 days, according to the standard principles of technical analysis.