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Asian stocks closed mixed, with Japan's NIKKEI down 116.59 pts or -0.4% at 28941.52 and the TOPIX up 0.49 pts or +0.03% at 1959.19. China's SHANGHAI closed up 7.633 pts or +0.21% at 3591.845 and the HANG SENG ended 47.93 pts lower or -0.17% at 28918.1.

European equities are a little lower, with the German Dax down 4.11 pts or -0.03% at 15661.73, FTSE 100 down 18.09 pts or -0.26% at 7066.19, CAC 40 down 6 pts or -0.09% at 6512.4 and Euro Stoxx 50 down 4.99 pts or -0.12% at 4082.22.

U.S. futures are also a touch lower, with the Dow Jones mini down 30 pts or -0.09% at 34537, S&P 500 mini down 0.75 pts or -0.02% at 4190.5, NASDAQ mini down 2.75 pts or -0.02% at 13527.

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