SPI futures up 18 points or 0.3% to 5978 AUD +0.5% to 79.97 US...

• SPI futures up 18 points or 0.3% to 5978
• AUD +0.5% to 79.97 US cents (Overnight peak: 80.23)
• On Wall St: Dow +1.2%, S&P 500 +1.1%, Nasdaq +1.1%
• In New York, BHP +0.7% Rio +1.1%
• In Europe: Stoxx 50 -0.3%, FTSE -0.4%, CAC -0.4%, DAX -0.5%
• Spot gold +0.1% to $US1339.72 an ounce
• Brent crude +0.3% to $US69.36 a barrel
• US oil +0.4% to $US63.98 a barrel
• Iron ore -1.6% to $US74.51 a tonne
• Dalian iron ore +0.7% to 533 yuan
• LME aluminium +0.1% to $US2192 a tonne
• LME copper -0.6% to $US7034 a tonne
• 10-year bond yield: US 2.56%, Canada 2.18%, Germany 0.56%, Australia 2.79%