SPI futures up 19 points or 0.3 per cent at 6237 at about 7am AEST
AUD +0.3% to 74.29 US cents
On Wall St: Dow +0.4% S&P 500 +0.5% Nasdaq +0.6%
In New York, BHP +1.9% Rio +1.2%
In Europe: Stoxx 50 +0.4% FTSE +0.6% CAC +0.4% DAX +0.1%
Spot gold +0.3% to $US1225.46 an ounce at 2.45pm New York time
Brent crude -1% to $US74.25 a barrel
US oil -2% to $US68.72 a barrel
Nickel -0.0356 to $US6.2814/lb
Iron ore n/a - wtf??? Looked at another source - $US67.67 a tonne.
Dalian iron ore -0.4% to 486 yuan
LME aluminium -0.6% to $US2081 a tonne
LME copper +0.8% to $US6300 a tonne
2-year yield: US 2.67% Australia 2.06%
5-year yield: US 2.85% Australia 2.26%
10-year yield: US 2.96% Australia 2.64% Germany 0.44%
