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Mixed Day In Asia

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Asia-Pac bourses are mostly in the green on Friday, major markets opened in the green after US markets hit record highs, but were dragged lower as mainland China gave up early gains. The move lower reversed as the session wore on which helped lift regional indices. The KOSPI is leading the way higher, up around 1.4%, while other tech heavy indices are also seeing gains. In Hong Kong Xiaomi rose up to 8% after announcing a HKD 10bn buyback.

  • Futures in Europe and the US are mixed, Dow Jones and S&P500 futures both higher, but the Nasdaq in negative territory. The Dax is in negative territory after the ECB inspired rally yesterday.

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