The spot price for iron ore is US$145 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$4.70 per pound, nickel is US$31,580 per tonne, and lithium is CNY?497,500 per tonne.
Gold is trading at US$1,921.37 per ounce.
WTI crude oil is selling for US$109.06 per barrel while Brent oil is lower at US$115.05 per barrel.