We're in the green across the board. Last....>

STOCKS: We're in the green across the board. Last week the Nikkei saw 2-Year

highs and the S&P500 saw record highs on the overnight session once again. 

- The Nikkei 225 came into the lunch break up 21pts at 20376.90 as Tankan

figures came in the most positive they've been for a decade, showing the

Japanese economy is feeling positive.

- Despite Aus being on Holiday for Labour Day the ASX 200 is up around 65pts,

its biggest daily gain for 2 months with miners benefitting the most. 

- Closely tied to Aus China is also fairing well, strong China factory data

released over the weekend painted a picture of strong growth and the Hang Seng

Index has bounced to 2 year highs last 132.7pts up at 27554.3.

- On the overnight session the S&P 500 closed up 0.37% after hitting a new

record intraday high closing Friday at a new life-time high. Market players were

also monitoring the Russell 2000 Index which often leads to larger stock swings,

the Russell 2000 Index was in hot demand last week with smaller U.S. companies

seen more likely to benefit from lower corporate taxes than larger U.S. firms.