SPI futures up 27 points or 0.4% to 6267 at 7.15am AEST
AUD +0.5% to 74.66 US cents (Overnight high 74.84)
On Wall St: Dow +1.3% S&P 500 +0.9% Nasdaq +0.9%
In New York, BHP +2.5% Rio +2.4%
In Europe: Stoxx 50 +0.4% FTSE +0.9% CAC +0.4% DAX +0.4%
In London, BHP +2.6% Rio +2.2%
Spot gold +0.3% to $US1258.61 an ounce at 1.26pm New York time
Brent crude +1% to $US77.91 a barrel
US oil -0.3% to $US73.58 a barrel
Nickel _0.0393 to $US6.3616
Iron ore +0.1% to $US63.92 a tonne
Dalian iron ore +1.1% to 462 yuan
LME aluminium +2% to $US2121 a tonne
LME copper +1.7% to $US6390 a tonne
2-year yield: US 2.56% Australia 2.02%
5-year yield: US 2.75% Australia 2.24%
10-year yield: US 2.86% Australia 2.61% Germany 0.3%
