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Equity markets in Asia finish the week with gains, taking a positive lead from the US where indices recouped some of this week's losses. U.S. Senators passed the bill extending the nation's debt limit through Dec 3 which helped support positive sentiment. The return of markets from China also helped boost sentiment while data earlier in the session showed Caixin services PMI moved back into expansionary territory, the CSI 300 heading into the close with gains of 1.2%. Bourses in Japan led the way higher though seeing gains of over 2%. In the US futures are higher, markets now look to today's US NFP figure with markets expecting job gains of 500k over the month of September, equating to a drop of 0.1ppts in the unemployment rate.

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