Macro Afternoon

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Risk sentiment is mixed today here in Asia following the final US presidential debate as the majors are battling it out against the USD with gold hovering just above the $1900USD per ounce level as momentum reverts from its overbought condition and Bitcoin slips from its mammoth $13000 top:

The Shanghai Composite is slowly putting on gains, up 0.1% going into the close, now at 3316 points while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index is firming much more – now up 0.6% to 24938. Japanese stock markets are also putting in a solid end to the trading week with the Nikkei 225 about to close some 0.4% higher at 23547 points as the USDJPY pair remains oversold and solidly below the 105 level:

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The ASX200 is again unsure of itself, hovering with a scratch session so far at 6173 points, while the Australian dollar had a false breakout that matched the earlier high in the week before settling yet again just above the 71 handle:

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Eurostoxx and S&P futures are up on the back of the US presidential debate with the S&P500 four hourly chart slowly inching towards the 3460 point level that has been solid resistance all week, after broadcasting a series of lower session lows as price remains supported at the two weekly low at the 3420 point level:

The economic calendar finishes the week with a slew of flash manufacturing PMIs across Europe and the US.

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Have a good weekend and stay safe!