ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 1.3pts to 85.8 - but four-week moving average rose 0.1pts to 86.1pts;
the latest Australian ABS trade results;
a summary of recently announced and completed deals, including the CDL Hotels Holdings New Zealand Limited (CDLHH NZ), a subsidiary of Singapore-based City Developments Limited, is offering to acquire all remaining ordinary shares in Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited (MCK) at NZ$2.25 per share; and