ASX to edge up, Apple drags on Wall Street

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15 mins ago – 7.22AM Australian shares are set for a quiet start to the day. Buyers emerged for Apple after it tumbled more than 5 per cent, though it remained lower and the key drag on US markets. ASX futures were up 8 points or 0.1% to 7169 near 7am AEST, reversing earlier modest losses. On Wall St: Dow +0.2% S & P -0.3% Nasdaq -0.9% In New York: BHP -2.6% Rio -3.3% Atlassian +0.3% Tesla -0.2% Apple -2.9% Amazon +1.8% Nvidia -1.7% The local currency was little changed; the Bloomberg dollar spot index edged up. On bitstamp.net, bitcoin...