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MARKET TALK: A slightly defensive feel to the start of the week, with e-minis

offered and T-Notes seeing light support as the U.S. COVID-19 picture continues

to dominate headline flow; with some delays in state re-opening plans,

advisories re: localised county-level shutdowns and the re-closure of bars

across Texas and Florida to the fore.

- Elsewhere, Sino-U.S. sabre rattling continues, while President Trump's

re-election bid is seemingly hanging by a thread (a couple of source reports

over the weekend noted that the President has admitted as much in private).

- Also worth re-flagging the continued plight of Facebook as big corporate names

continued to pull out of advertising via the social media giant over the weekend

(at least temporarily) as the political/social unrest in the U.S. continues to

gather steam.