The yield on the US 10-year note slipped 2 basis points to 4.21 per cent at 2.56pm in New York.

On Wall Street, shares began a data-heavy week higher.

“Market breadth continues to show slim year-to-date leadership in the S & P 500 and the broad-based index is susceptible to a sharp correction if profit taking picks up in some of 2023’s best performing stocks,” wrote Tom Essaye in The Sevens Report.

ASX to rise, Wall Street higher, bitcoin steady comes via ChinaTechNews.com.