ASX set to slip; Alphabet boosts Wall Street; Bitcoin rises

Summary

• ASX futures were down 18 points, or 0.3%, at 6759.0. The local market finished just shy of an 11-month high on Wednesday
• Wall Street rose for a third straight session overnight, with Google parent Alphabet jumping following its strong quarterly results
• Oil prices continued to climb, while iron ore rebounded with a 1.9% lift to $US152.65 a tonne. The Aussie dollar is buying 76.23 US cents 
• Bitcoin added about 4% to $US37,262 overnight, and fellow cryptocurrency Ethereum rose more than 7% to a record $US1654