Market watch

SPI futures down 6 points or 0.1% to 5810

AUD flat at 77.66 US cents

On Wall St: Dow -0.5%, S&P 500 -0.3%, Nasdaq -0.5%

In New York, BHP +1.3% Rio +0.8%

In Europe: Stoxx 50 +0.1%, FTSE +0.1%, CAC +0.1%, DAX +0.2%

Spot gold +0.8% to $US1346.20 an ounce

Brent crude +0.8% to $US72.58 a barrel

US oil +0.5% to $US67.39 a barrel

Iron ore +0.8% to $US64.96 a tonne

Dalian iron ore flat at 450 yuan

LME aluminium -1.7% to $US2285 a tonne

Aluminium touched six-year high on Friday

LME copper +0.1% to $US6830 a tonne

10-year bond yield: US 2.83%, Germany 0.51%, Australia 2.73%