Overnight, the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% and 0.02%, respectively, while the S&P 500 fell 0.01%. In the macroeconomy, Australia's international trade price index report is due at 11:30 am Sydney time. In corporate news, Mineral Resources' (ASX:MIN) fiscal second-quarter production volume reached 85 million wet metric tonnes (wmt), up from 68 million wmt a year earlier. Iluka Resources (ASX:ILU) reported Thursday zircon, rutile, and synthetic rutile production of 154,900 tonnes for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025, compared with 129,400 tonnes for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024. Australia's benchmark index fell 0.1% or 7.7 points to close at 8,933.90 on Wednesday.