Aust stocks set to open lower
The Australian stock market looks set to follow Wall Street's downward lead and open lower, a day after rising 2.5% and posting its biggest gains since October 2011.
United States stocks reversed early gains and ended lower on revived concerns about the Eurozone and the political crisis in Egypt.
At 0635 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 4,764.
In economic news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release May's international trade in goods and services data, along with its retail trade figures for May.
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is schedule to speak at the Economic Society of Australia, while Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Bill Morrow is slated to address an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch.
HIA new home sales figures for May are due out.
No major equities news is expected.
In Australia, the market on Tuesday posted its strongest day in 20 months as the global economic outlook improves and interest rates remained on hold.
Shares gained about $39 billion in value in the largest one-day rise for the ASX200 index since October 6, 2011.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 123.7 points, or 2.63%, at 4,834.0 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 120.6 points, or 2.57%, to 4,810.3 points.