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US Index Futures Edge Off Alltime Highs at Opening Bell

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Cash equities opened higher, with the cash S&P500 hitting a new alltime high, but gains are moderating out of the gate. Technology sector is outperforming, with Salesforce shares up close to 20% following a much stronger-than-expected update ahead of their inclusion in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Real estate and utilities the early underperformers in the US.

A spell of USD weakness comes alongside the US equity open, with the USD index back toward the August lows.

Move in the greenback helping GBP/USD, AUD/USD to new session highs and taking some weight off gold, which rises to new session highs at 1933.88.

US equity futures edge back into negative territory on the day after hitting another alltime high just 15 minutes ahead of the open at 3449 for the E-mini S&P

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