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In The Green

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A positive day for Asia-Pac equity indices, supported by a positive lead from the US and further gains across the commodity complex. All major bourses are in the green at the time of writing, Taiwan leads the way higher ahead of what is expected to be positive trade data today, while markets in South Korea also saw strong gains after an upbeat economic assessment from the Vice FinMin. China added to gains after trade data showed a wider than expected trade surplus with soaring exports and import growth broadly in line with expectations. In the US futures are higher, markets await the April payrolls report which will be dissected for clues as to the Fed's timetable for tapering.

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