The Nikkei 225 came into the lunch break.....>

STOCKS: The Nikkei 225 came into the lunch break in positive territory, up

140.8pts at 21503.85 heading for its most gains in 3 decades led by the real

estate, materials and information technology sectors. This represents a 12-Day

rally as we are still hearing current Japan President Abe is still set to win a

majority in the coming election.

- Aussie stocks also up on strong than expected Labour data, the ASX200 is up

5.02pts at 5895.10.

- China data has though failed to improve the Hang Seng or any other Chinese

stock indices despite a display of GDP data showing steady growth.

- On the overnight Wall Street indices again shot up to record highs, the Dow

Jones closed up 160.16 points

- European stocks all closed up too, offsetting the miners dip seen affecting

European stocks yesterday, even the IBEX35 closed up despite the Thursday

deadline for Carles Puigdemont's the Catalonian President, to formally announce

independence or not after presenting a vague decision last week.