Highlights
- ASX Futures trading higher ahead of the market open in Sydney.
- Dow Jones closed up 274.17 points.
- Bitcoin is trading at US$42,000.
The ASX Futures is trading up 107 points, or 1.48% higher ahead of the market open in Sydney.
It follows the Dow Jones, which rose 0.8% to finish the trading day up 274 points to close at 34,755 points.
Earlier, markets in Europe had a strong session as London?s FTSE finished up and Germany?s DAX finished the trading day higher.
The Australian dollar is buying 74.14 US cents.
Gold is trading at US$1,921.01 per ounce.
WTI Crude oil is selling for US$104.7 per barrel, while Brent oil is trading at US$107.93 per barrel.
The spot price for iron ore is US$145 per metric tonne and one bitcoin is worth US$41,293 going into the Asian trading day.