WORLD FINANCE UPDATE:
The Australian dollar has recovered from weekend losses spurred by stronger US labour force figures and weaker oil prices.
At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the local unit was trading at 76.71 US cents, up from 76.60 cents on Friday.
And the Australian share market looks set to open in positive territory after upbeat US jobs and factory data raised hope of stronger corporate earnings and pushed Wall Street higher.
At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the share price index was up 23 points at 4,999.
ELSEWHERE:
WASHINGTON - The number of jobs in the US economy had a strong increase in March, which underscored the economy's resilience.
WASHINGTON - US manufacturers expanded in March, ending a five-month streak of declining factory activity.
WASHINGTON - US consumer sentiment slipped last month to the lowest level since October as Americans worried over the country's economic outlook, the University of Michigan says.
WASHINGTON - US construction spending fell in February by the largest amount in three months.
BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister has ordered an investigation into corruption allegations against senior oil officials following a media expose into bribe-taking.
ATHENS - Greece has demanded an explanation from the International Monetary Fund after an apparent leaked transcript suggested it may threaten to pull out of the country's bailout to force European lenders to offer more debt relief.
NEW DELHI - India's top cigarette maker ITC Ltd, part-owned by British American Tobacco, says it is not ready to print bigger health warnings on its packs as mandated by the government and will keep its factories shut until clarity emerges on the new rules.
TOKYO - Taiwanese tech manufacturing giant Foxconn has taken over ailing Japanese electronics company Sharp in a deal worth nearly $US3.5 billion ($A4.56 billion).
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