ASX tipped to edge higher; Volatile Wall St finishes ahead

Good morning all - and welcome to this TGIF edition of Markets Live.

Seeing you through to the weekend is your editor, Alex Druce. Wall Street managed to finish in the black after a seesawing overnight session, with the ASX200 expected to eke out modest early gains.

The Aussie dollar slipped to an overnight low of US70.16 cents - its weakest in two months - but bounced to US70.53 cents by 8.30am AEST.

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