Australian shares are expected to open higher on Tuesday after a mixed Wall Street session.
The direction for the second last trading day of the month was implied by futures trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) where the S&P/ASX 200 June share price index futures contract was 17 points (0.21%) higher than the previous settlement of 8,025 when it last traded on Monday.
Two of the three main United States indices finished just in the black on Monday (Tuesday AEST) at the start of a week packed with company results and economic data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% and the S&P 500 even less at 0.1% while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.1%.
This positions the ASX for a fourth day of higher prices in the wake of the S&P/ASX 200 touching eight-week highs, as it ended 0.4% higher at 7,997.1 on Monday.
Stocks to watch include Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS), which has approved its Louisiana liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, and Endeavour Group (ASX: EDV), which announced former Virgin Australia boss Jayne Hrdlicka as its new CEO.
On the fixed interest markets, Australian government bond yields fell with 10-year rates down 0.07% to 4.133% and two-year rates off by 0.21% to 3.254%.
