Markets live updates: ASX to rise after gains on Wall Street, price of oil rises, bond market steadies

Market snapshot A By Adelaide Miller ASX 200 Futures: +0.4% to 8,979 points Australian dollar: -0.1% at 71.62 US cents Wall Street: Dow Jones (+0.6%), S & P 500 (+0.5%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.2%) Europe: FTSE (-0.3%), DAX (-0.5%), Stoxx 600 (-0.2%) Sp... [4716 chars]