Highlights
- Dow Jones closes up 138.79 points (0.4%).
- ASX futures trading higher ahead of market open in Sydney, up 23 points (0.32%).
- Bitcoin is trading at US$64,000.
The Dow Jones rose 0.4% to finish the trading day up 139 points to close at 36,053 points.
Earlier, markets in Europe were mixed as London's FTSE fell -0.19% while Germany's DAX finished the trading day higher, up 0.94%.
Asian markets are set to open higher, with ASX futures up 23 points (0.3%) ahead of the open in Sydney.
The Australian dollar is firm against the major currencies and is buying 74.29 US cents.
Gold is trading at US$1,788 per ounce with copper down 0.01% to US$4.377 per pound.
WTI Crude oil is selling for US$82.97 per barrel while Brent oil is lower at US$83.99 per barrel.
The spot iron ore price is trading at US$101.5 per metric ton and one bitcoin is worth US$63,143 going into the Asian trading day.