Rio Tinto (RIO): Half-year profit jumped to $US6.6 billion ($9.5 billion), with the biggest interim dividend in four years thanks to surging copper and aluminium prices.
ASX 200 Futures: Pointing to an open up 74 points or 0.8 per cent to 8980, buoyed by Wall Street gains and falling oil prices.
Apple (AAPL): Became only the second company to hit a $US5 trillion market cap, closing up 0.9 per cent at $US340.08.
