The Nikkei 225 recovered from a shaky........>

STOCKS: The Nikkei 225 recovered from a shaky start coming into the Asia-Pac on

weak USD/YEN and came into the lunch break mildly in positive territory up

6.41pts at 20633.07 as the Yen slightly recovered, the Nikkei 225 appears to be

retreating from a second week of 2-Year highs.

- The Topix index fell 0.1% to 1,683.42 on the break.

- China markets are still closed for Golden Week

- The ASX200 is holding up despite lower than expected Retail Sales data coming

in, last up 10pts with utilities fairing best, specifically AGL Energy as news

comes they hired Rothschild for sale of minor assets and the Aus Wind and Solar

Weekly Report came in, highlighting the country has had its first off-grid solar

and battery storage system installed with a Tesla powerpack.

- The S&P 500, Wall Street again hit record highs during the overnight session,

the health care equipment and services sector performed best, specifically

UnitedHealth who are supporting victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting. 

- European stocks are mostly down amid Spains Catalonian crisis, the IBEX 35

closed Europe 1.5% down, with Spanish banks tumbling.