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STOCKS: The Nikkei 225 came into the lunch breach in positive territory up
58.47pts at 20325.52 after a delayed reaction to hawkish comments from Yellen
and reinstated themes from Fed Rosengren's speech calling for gradual hikes,
also the dollar hit a 10-week high in the overnight session vs the Yen
bolstering Japanese stocks, Trump also announced outlines for his new tax plans
which have been positively received by Japanese investors. 
- Not so much positivity for China stock indices as the Hang Seng was last down
87pts as China swift global payments figures came in lower.
- The Australian S&P 500 is currently up slightly by around 10pts mainly thanks
to renewable electricity and particularly Infingen Energy which recently
released strong annual reports.

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