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EQUITIES: Asian stocks closed mixed, with Japan's NIKKEI up 497.08 pts or +2.32%

at 21916.31 and the TOPIX up 27.87 pts or +1.8% at 1577.34. China's SHANGHAI

closed up 9.418 pts or +0.33% at 2846.222 and the HANG SENG ended 168.6 pts

lower or -0.72% at 23132.76.

- European equities are higher, with the German Dax up 89.45 pts or +0.77% at

11747.15, FTSE 100 up 34.64 pts or +0.56% at 6179.15, CAC 40 up 39.3 pts or

+0.84% at 4728.04 and Euro Stoxx 50 up 24.93 pts or +0.82% at 3076.01.

- U.S. futures have mostly consolidated early gains (though NASDAQ futs are

lower), with the Dow Jones mini up 161 pts or +0.63% at 25696, S&P 500 mini up

7.5 pts or +0.25% at 3043, NASDAQ mini down 12.25 pts or -0.13% at 9420.75.