Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow lost 69 points at 9,974, the Nasdaq fell 15 points at
2,196 and the S&P500 shed 6 points at 1,068.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was last up 66.08 points at 9,588.74, while the Hang
Seng ended the morning ahead 143.82 points at 19,340.27.

Crude oil traded at $71.11 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,218 an ounce.

Happy trading!

G.

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