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The Aussie share market is eyeing a gain of 0.2% going by the futures, which will be welcomed given the market has lost about 5% this week. 

Sobering weekly unemployment data came out of the US last night, with total number of jobless claims over the past 5-weeks to 26 million which is 16% of the labor force. 

Today, all eyes will be on: MyState (ASX:MYS), Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (ASX:API), Speedcast (ASX:SDA) and Air New Zealand (ASX:AIZ).

This evening, investors will be watching: in the U.S, new home sales and manufacturing and service data, while in the UK, March retail numbers.