The spot price for iron ore is US$147.50 a tonne, ahead of the Australian market open.
As iron ore exports account for anywhere between 20-40% of Australia?s total exports, the price of iron ore is a key indicator for the trading day on the Australian stock market.
In other commodities, copper is trading at US$4.72 per pound, nickel is US$32,716 per tonne, and lithium is CNY?497,500 per tonne.
Gold is trading at US$1,920.17 per ounce.
WTI crude oil is selling for US$104.70 per barrel while Brent oil is lower at US$110.44 per barrel.