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Signs of economic slowdown in key trading markets and at home are weighing on investor sentiment. Picture: Gaye Gerard

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, June 5. The ASX 200 index closed flat, marginally lower to 8538.90 points in quiet trading with an ECB meeting, US non-farm payrolls data and a Trump-Xi phone call on trade policy due before the weekend.

Wall Street's S&P 500 index closed flat and the Dow Jones index dipped 0.2 per cent after weak US jobs and economic data and amid Trump's comments about negotiation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The technology-focused Nasdaq pulled in gains, rising 0.3 per cent.

Cryptocurrency giant bitcoin was above $US104,000 at 5pm AEST.

The Aussie dollar was trading around US64.99c.