A mixed session on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks lower, while RBA governor Michele Bullock will deliver her first prepared speech tonight.Disclaimer: thisGood morning and welcome to Tuesday's markets live blog, where we'll bring you the latest price action and news on the ASX and beyond.
The Dow Jones index shed 0.6 per cent, the S&P 500 lost 0.2 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.3 per cent.At the same time, the Australian dollar was up 0.3 per cent to 63.32 US cents.Spot gold dropped 0.4 per cent to $US1,973.04.Microsoft to help Australia build online 'shield' to fend off growing cyber threats: PM