The Australian dollar is almost unchanged from where it finished Friday’s local session, after a mixed session on metals markets and the major Wall Street stock indexes finishing slightly lower.

At 0635 AEST on Monday, the local currency was worth 75.57 US cents, from 75.62 US cents on Friday.

Wall Street’s S&P 500 index and the Dow eased on Friday after a steep drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks, but losses were limited by gains in chipmakers and retail stocks.

One Australian dollar buys 82.99 Japanese yen, from 82.71 yen and 64.67 euro cents, from 64.62 euro cents.

AAP

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