ASX futures point higher; US tech stocks do best on mixed Wall St day; Myer, Bendigo Bank post business updates

Aussie market to open in the green. Department store operator sees sales dip in new Apparel Brands arm. Bendigo Bank profits dip. Tech stocks lead Nasdaq higher overnight during so-so Wall Street session.

The ASX 200 is set to open higher after losing steam on Thursday and following modest gains on Wall Street overnight. Picture: Jeremy Piper

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, May 23. The ASX 200 is set to open higher after snapping a win streak by declining on Thursday.

ASX 200 futures are higher to 8388 points.

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed flat, marginally lower, the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.3 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed flat.

US 10-year bond yields are lower to 4.529 per cent.

Oil prices are lower with global benchmark Brent trading at $US64.07 per barrel and WTI Nymex at $US60.80.

Gold futures are also lower, to $US3295 per ounce.

Cryptocurrency market leader bitcoin is trading above $US111,000, after hitting a new record high of $US111,986.44.

The Aussie dollar is trading around US64.12c.

Originally published as ASX futures point higher; US tech stocks do best on mixed Wall St day; Myer, Bendigo Bank post business updates