Australian share prices are expected to fall when the market opens on Tuesday in the wake of a weaker night on Wall Street.
At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 June share price index futures contract was quoted 21 points (0.3%) lower than the previous settlement of 8,152 when it last traded, which was on Monday.
The S&P 500 index ended its longest period of gains in 20 years on Monday (Tuesday AEST) as investors consider United States President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision this week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2%, the S&P 500 eased 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.7%.
The Australian sharemarket snapped a seven-day winning streak on Monday when the S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.97% down at 8,157.80.
Stocks to monitor will include those presenting at the 27th Macquarie Australia Conference which companies use as an opportunity to announce changes to guidance, during what has become known as ‘confession' season.
One is WiseTech Global which has provided an update, while oil and gas stocks will continue to be watched as they suffer under the weight of falling crude oil prices.
On fixed interest markets, the Australian Government bond yield curve steepened with 10-year rates rising 0.21% to 4.312% and two-year rates dropping by 0.47% to 3.380.
