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Asia Closes Stronger; Eurozone Stocks On Front Foot

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  • Asian equities closed higher, with Japan returning from a holiday: Japan's NIKKEI up 68.11 pts or +0.24% at 27888.15 and the TOPIX up 6.94 pts or +0.36% at 1936.28. China's SHANGHAI closed up 35.296 pts or +1.01% at 3529.931 and the HANG SENG ended 322.22 pts higher or +1.23% at 26605.62
  • European stocks are mixed (though Stoxx600 hit an all-time high), with the German Dax up 5.1 pts or +0.03% at 15745.41, FTSE 100 down 9.76 pts or -0.14% at 7132.3, CAC 40 up 2.07 pts or +0.03% at 6813.18 and Euro Stoxx 50 up 6.65 pts or +0.16% at 4177.15.
  • U.S. futures are flat, with the Dow Jones mini down 16 pts or -0.05% at 34982, S&P 500 mini down 1.5 pts or -0.03% at 4424.25, NASDAQ mini up 5.5 pts or +0.04% at 15131.


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