Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 47 points to close at 12,331, just off its intraday high of 12,335 and slightly below its all-time closing high of 12,342.

The S&P 500 rose 5 points to 1,414, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 4 points to 2,452.

See you in the morning with the latest.....

G.

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng closed the morning up 90.25 points at 19,034.44, while the Nikkei was recently up 88.69 points at 16,354.45.

New York Mercantile Exchange's main oil contract, light sweet crude for January delivery, was up 13 cents at $62.56 a barrel from $64.43 in late trading in the US overnight.

Happy trading!

G.

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