ASX set for soft start, Captain Tom knighted
Good morning.
Here’s Yahoo Finance’s Wednesday morning wrap.
ASX: The ASX is expected to open lower on Wednesday after doubts about the efficacy of a possible coronavirus vaccine surfaced.
The Moderna vaccine posted promising early results on Monday, lifting stocks higher on Tuesday, but now another report has questioned the results.
The SPI 200 futures contract was down 1.49 per cent to 5,491.0 points at 0700 AEST on Wednesday.
Wall Street: Wall Street trade was hit by the same report, with the S&P500 closing lower on Tuesday. Moderna stocks fell sharply on the fresh report, finishing 10.41 per cent lower.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 390.51 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 24,206.86, the S&P 500 lost 30.97 points, or 1.05 per cent, to 2,922.94 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 49.72 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 9,185.10.
Travel restrictions lifted: New South Wales will lift restrictions on holiday travel from 1 June, allowing residents and interstate visitors to travel for whatever reason within the state.
"Even if some states don't let us travel there we'll invite the other states here," Ms Berejiklian told The Daily Telegraph.
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Captain Tom: And the WWII veteran who raised nearly £32,794,701 (AU$62 million) by pledging to walk 100 laps of his garden by his 100th birthday will be knighted. His initial goal was £1,000.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson dubbed Sir Tom Moore a “true national treasure” after providing a “beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus”.
Due today: The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the preliminary monthly aggregate estimates of retail trade turnover for April this year.
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