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  • Asian markets closed higher: Japan's NIKKEI closed up 243.67 pts or +0.87% at 28175.87 and the TOPIX ended 16.44 pts higher or +0.85% at 1947.17. China's SHANGHAI closed up 37.988 pts or +1.19% at 3227.027 and the HANG SENG ended 27.9 pts higher or +0.14% at 20201.94.
  • European stocks are a little weaker, with most sectors in the red (energy the weakest): the German Dax down 23.61 pts or -0.17% at 13641.64, FTSE 100 down 11.43 pts or -0.15% at 7437.6, CAC 40 down 25.43 pts or -0.39% at 6494.04 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 14.98 pts or -0.4% at 3740.79.
  • U.S. futures are trading flat, with the Dow Jones mini up 21 pts or +0.06% at 32702, S&P 500 mini down 0.75 pts or -0.02% at 4151.5, NASDAQ mini down 6.5 pts or -0.05% at 13320.25.

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