Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow rose 175 points at 14,075, the Nasdaq added 32 points
at 3,162 and the S&P500 gained 19 points at 1,516.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently up 283 points at 11,537 and the Hang Seng
ahead 303 points at 22,880.

WTI crude oil traded at $92.90 a barrel and Brent crude at $111.87.

Gold settled at $1,597 an ounce.

Good hunting!

G.

Midday Market Overview

Good news back on the US >>>>

Chicago PMI rises to 56.8

The Chicago Institute for Supply Management's Purchasing Managers' Index rose by 1.2 points to 56.8 in February - its highest level since last March.

The Institute said the improvement in its business barometer was concurrent with gains in new orders, order backlogs, and supplier deliveries while production and employment expanded at a slower pace.
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FTSE is going places today but the DOW is holding back, after yesterday's good run

End-of-day Market Overview