The S&P/ASX 200 will start the session 49 points or 0.67 per cent ahead, according to ASX futures. The Australian benchmark fell to a three-week low yesterday as a choppy earnings season cranked up a gear. The S&P/ASX 200 closed at a three-week low yesterday as the interim earnings season threw up more duds than diamonds. sector put on 1.78 per cent, consumer discretionary 1.47 per cent and consumer staples 1.17 per cent. Brent crude settled 22 US cents or 0.25 per cent ahead at US$86.61 a barrel after trading as high as US$86.95.
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