ASX set to rise as US debates another stimulus bill

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Summary

  • ASX futures are up 49 points, or 0.7% to 6634 this morning
  • Wall Street ends the session higher with S&P 500 up 1.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.6%, and the Nasdaq up 1.3% 
  • Among commodities, spot gold gained 2.1% to $US1814.35 an ounce, Brent crude dropped 1% to $US47.42 a barrel and WTI crude dropped 1.7% to $US44.59 a barrel. Iron ore gained 0.4% at $US132.13 a tonne

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