The first Harris-Trump debate is about to take place, but will we learn anything on the pair’s economic credentials?

MARKET WRAP:

• ASX200: up 0.30% to 8,011
• AUD: 66.58 US cents
• GOLD: $2,530 US/oz
• BITCOIN: $85,807 AUD

• Fission Uranium Corp shareholders voted in favour for a takeover, with Paladin shares up 5.9% to $8.86
• Commonwealth hit another all-time high at $143.77, and Westpac & NAB up at seven-year highs. 
• Also up by more than 1% was QBE, Suncorp and Resmed – helped by that news on Apple’s alerts for sleep apnoea.
• Steadfast Group dropping almost 11% after ABC reporting into strata practices
• Life 360 fell by 8.1% to $17.03 after a pullback on its US-listed shares overnight.
• Also in the red was Fortescue, Brambles and Cochlear.

CURRENCY UPDATE:

• AUD/USD: 66.58 US cents
• AUD/GBP: 50.9 pence
• AUD/EUR: 60 Euro cents
• AUD/JPY: 95 Japanese yen
• AUD/NZD: 1.08 NZ dollars