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Modest Gains, Energy Stocks Leading

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  • Asian stocks closed higher, with Japan's NIKKEI up 190.06 pts or +0.65% at 29215.52 and the TOPIX up 7.34 pts or +0.36% at 2026.57. China's SHANGHAI closed up 25.015 pts or +0.7% at 3593.153 and the HANG SENG ended 377.46 pts higher or +1.49% at 25787.21.
  • European equities are mixed, with the German Dax up 1.53 pts or +0.01% at 15475.88, FTSE 100 up 2.98 pts or +0.04% at 7204.02, CAC 40 down 0.7 pts or -0.01% at 6673.66 and Euro Stoxx 50 up 7.31 pts or +0.18% at 4159.21.
  • U.S. futures are a little higher, with the Dow Jones mini up 76 pts or +0.22% at 35209, S&P 500 mini up 13 pts or +0.29% at 4490.5, NASDAQ mini up 35.5 pts or +0.23% at 15326.

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