Investing.com - The Australian Stock Exchange is set to open on a higher note on Tuesday, following losses of 0.4% in the previous session as commodities made a comeback. Iron ore prices have surpassed $US128 per tonne, and oil is inching towards $US83 per barrel.
American shares showed a slight increase at the beginning of the week, with the attention of investors turning toward the upcoming October CPI report. The three main indices displayed marginal gains in the afternoon trading session.
The Commonwealth Bank Of Australia (ASX:CBA) is scheduled to release earnings on Tuesday. Other companies slated to update their sales reports include ALS Ltd (ASX:ALQ), OFX Group Ltd (ASX:OFX), and Catapult Group International (ASX:CAT).
Several companies, including Goodman Group (ASX:GMG), Michael Hill International Ltd (ASX:MHJ), Bubs Australia Ltd (ASX:BUB), Beach Energy Ltd (ASX:BPT), Resimac Group Ltd (ASX:RMC), and Aurelia Metals (ASX:AMI), are set to host their annual general meetings. Meanwhile, National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) shares will trade ex-dividend.
ASX 200 Futures rose by 0.3% by 8.20 am AEDT. The Australian dollar improved by 0.3% to 63.81 US cents. Bitcoin, however, was down by 0.8% to $US36,842 at 7.20 am AEDT.
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New York trading saw marginal changes with BHP (ASX:BHP) Group Ltd ADR (NYSE:BHP) up by 0.6%, Rio Tinto ADR (NYSE:RIO) by 0.3%, while Atlassian Corp Plc (NASDAQ:TEAM) fell by 0.9%. Among tech giants, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) saw a rise of 4.2%, while Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN)experienced slight decreases of 0.7% and 0.4%, respectively.
On the European front, the Euro Stoxx 50 increased by 0.8%, FTSE by 0.9%, DAX by 0.7%, and CAC by 0.6%. Spot gold rose by 0.4% to $US1947.53/oz, Brent crude oil increased by 1.3% to $US82.50 per barrel, and iron ore prices rose by 1% to $US128.10 a tonne.
In terms of yield, the US 10-year note stood at 4.63%, Australia at 4.67%, and Germany at 2.71%.
Locally, the Westpac Consumer Sentiment index for November will be released at 10.30 am, followed by the NAB business survey for October at 11.30 am.
Internationally, the NZ food price index for October will be out at 8.45 am. The UK's September ILO unemployment rate will be announced at 6 pm, followed by the Eurozone's third-quarter GDP estimate and ZEW expectations for November at 9 pm. The US NFIB small business optimism for October will be released at 10 pm.