Australia flash PMIs for April: Manufacturing 51.0 (prior 52.0), Services 50.5 (prior 49.3)

Preliminary CBA / Markit PMIs for April 2019

Manufacturing 51.0

• prior 52.0

Services 50.5

• prior 49.3

Composite 50.6

• prior 49.5

Finals are due on 30 April at 2300GMT.

Of more focus for Australia later today:

• Preview of Australia's March employment report due Thursday 18 April 2019

And, but less so:

• Australian quarterly business confidence survey due today, for Q1 2019