Summary

•  SPI futures up 29 points, or 0.5pc, pointing to early gains for the ASX 200. 
• US retail sales jumped by a record 17.7pc in May, beating an expected 8pc leap. 
• The Dow Jones rose 2pc, the S&P 500 was up 1.9pc, and the Nasdaq climbed 1.8pc.
• The Aussie dollar has slipped back to US 68.84c