SPI futures up 16 points or 0.3% to 5708
AUD -0.1% to 80.01 US cents (Range: 79.87 - 80.35)
On Wall St: Dow +0.3%, S&P 500 +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.3%
In New York, BHP -1.8% Rio -0.7%
In Europe: Stoxx 50 -0.3%, FTSE -1.1%, CAC -0.2%, DAX -0.2%
Spot gold -0.7% to $US1320.76 an ounce
Brent crude +0.1% to $US55.54 a barrel
US oil flat at $US49.87 a barrel
Iron ore -2.5% to $US72.13 a tonne
Dalian iron ore -2% to 500 yuan
LME aluminium -0.6% to $US2085 a tonne
LME copper +0.1% to $US6508 a tonne
10-year bond yield: US 2.20%, Germany 0.43%, Australia 2.74%
