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Futures Retreat As German Lockdown Rumors Swirl

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  • Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's NIKKEI down 471.45 pts or at 29302.66 and the TOPIX down 23.7 pts or at 2019.12. China's SHANGHAI closed up 3.613 pts or +0.1% at 3592.702 and the HANG SENG ended 33.92 pts higher or +0.14% at 24685.5
  • European equities retreated just before 1000BST on a (as yet unsubstantiated) headline that Germany was set to impose a full COVID lockdown, with the German Dax down 52.1 pts or -0.33% at 15959.08, FTSE 100 up 6.81 pts or +0.09% at 7301.67, CAC 40 down 8.08 pts or -0.11% at 7080.01 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 9.05 pts or -0.21% at 4301.61.
  • U.S. futures are also weaker, with the Dow Jones mini down 122 pts or -0.34% at 35644, S&P 500 mini down 13 pts or -0.28% at 4675.5, NASDAQ mini down 37 pts or -0.23% at 16275.

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