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STOCKS: Japanese stocks went into the lunch break in negative territory with the
Nikkei 225 currently down 25.84pts at 19408.80. 
- 7 of 11 sectors are in the red, the biggest negative contribution is the
information technology sector and this could be attributed to the new hardware
Samsung is set to release, Hitachi suffering the worst in this sector. 
- The Hang Seng Index is surprisingly up around 110pts despite the fact Typhoon
Hato is set to cost Hong Kong billions to restore the city.
- USD/JPY is again below 110 at 109.22 but earlier dropped below 109 to 108.85,
it's lowest since last Friday last week amid negativity around Trump and debt
ceilings, as well as Kaplan's repetition that he wants to be patient on the fed
funds rate.
- The ASX is up 15pts, contributing most to the move is the materials sector,
particularly aluminium. This comes as a new mine has just been approved in Aus.
- European and US stocks ended their sessions in the red, suffering from Trumps
rally and the looming Jackson Hole speech.

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