A flat opening lies in store for investors on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Thursday.
Futures trading indicated the S&P/ASX 200 June share price index contract would begin just eight points (0.09%) higher at 8,188.
This followed a strong close in the United States on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) where the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, the S&P 500 added 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.3%.
The Australian market snapped a two-day losing streak on Wednesday as the price benchmark rose 0.3% to 8,178.3.
Stocks in focus include Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ), which posted a flat interim cash earnings result.
On fixed interest markets, Australian Government 10-year bond yields fell 0.31% to 4.236% and two-year rates were flat at 3.299%.
