- Shares across the region were around 0.2% higher with the Nikkei flat and HK +0.2%:
- Australian consumer confidence moved to 18-month highs:
- Risk trades marginally higher in quiet trade:
- AUD/USD stalled at moderate sell orders near 1.0450, with heavier selling noted at 1.0480:
- EUR/USD moved slightly higher on EUR/JPY short-covering, but the moves were hardly worth talking about:
