The S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) appears set to slip this morning following a mostly negative session for international markets.
Here's a quick recap:
- FTSE 100 (UK): down 0.52%
- DAX (Germany): up 0.18%
- CAC 40 (France): down 0.34%
- Dow Jones (USA): down 1.07%
- NASDAQ (USA): down 0.93%
With the futures market pointing to a 30-point slide at the opening bell, shares of some of the country's biggest companies could find themselves in the spotlight, including Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) and Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS).
Gold shares, on the other hand, could benefit. Indeed, much of the market's uncertainty recently has revolved around the situation in North Korea, with that uncertainty helping to bolster the gold price. Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) and Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) were two of the companies to benefit on Tuesday, rising 4.2% and 2.4% respectively, with gold up another 0.7% to US$1,341 overnight.
Nanosonics Ltd. (ASX: NAN) and Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) both enjoyed strong sessions, as well.
Virtus Health Ltd (ASX: VRT) and Aconex Ltd (ASX: ACX), on the other hand, both had sessions shareholders would prefer to forget, which could draw further attention today.
