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Choppy Trade

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  • Global equities are trading mixed early Friday in fairly choppy trade in the US (futs) and Europe.
  • Asian stocks closed broadly higher, with Japan's NIKKEI up 40.93 pts or +0.18% at 23360.3 and the TOPIX up 8.02 pts or +0.49% at 1646.42. China's SHANGHAI closed up 67.655 pts or +2.07% at 3338.09 and the HANG SENG ended 114.56 pts higher or +0.47% at 24455.41.
  • European stocks are mixed, with the German Dax up 7.21 pts or +0.05% at 13211.4, FTSE 100 down 22.03 pts or -0.36% at 6027.85, CAC 40 down 23.17 pts or -0.46% at 5016.33 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 5.01 pts or -0.15% at 3311.56.
  • U.S. futures are mixed too, with tech outperforming- Dow Jones mini down 60 pts or -0.21% at 27887, S&P 500 mini down 1.5 pts or -0.04% at 3359, NASDAQ mini up 32.5 pts or +0.29% at 11116.25.

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