ASX to rise, bond yields extend their slide

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Market highlights ASX futures up 8 points or 0.1% to 7062 near 4.30am AEDT AUD -0.5% to 66.19 US cents Bitcoin -1.2% to $US37,761 at 4.38am AEDT On Wall St at 12.36pm: Dow +0.3% S & P +0.3% Nasdaq +0.2% In New York: BHP -1.6% Rio -0.8% Atlassian +5.2% Tesla +0.7% Apple -0.3% Amazon -0.5% VIX +0.8% QQQ +0.3% TLT +0.7% Stoxx 50 +0.5% FTSE -0.4% DAX +1.1% CAC +0.2% Spot gold +0.2% to $US2044.98/oz at 12.31pm in New York Brent crude +1.2% to $US82.67 a barrel Iron ore +0.7% to $US128.20 a tonne 10-year yield: US 4.29% Australia 4.36%...