ASX to rise as gold rush continues; $A at new 15-month high

Summary

• SPI futures are up 0.4% and point to early gains for the ASX 200 on Tuesday 
• Wall Street's overnight rise followed soft sessions across Asia and Europe. Tech shares led the US rebound.  
• Gold continues to set new highs and was last at $US1965 an ounce, having broken through its 2011 record on Monday 
• The Aussie is strengthening against the greenback and touched US71.59c, its highest since April last year