NIKKEI 225	AUSTRALIA ASX200	HANG SENG	SHANGHAI COMPOSITE

KOSPI	SENSEX
NYMEX CRUDE	GOLD	VIX

Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow added 42 points at 10,236, the Nasdaq gained 18
points at 2,221 and the S&P500 was up 5 points at 1,098.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was up 191.91 points at 10,443.99, while the Hang Seng
ended the morning ahead 363.33 points at 20,396.4.

Crude oil traded at $74 a barrel on Nymex.

Happy trading!

G.

AGA Citigroup: reiterated hold, tp raised to 150 from 140
BOY Citigroup: reiterated sell, tp raised to 150 from 140
CKSN Citigroup: reiterated buy, tp raised to 600 from 500
IMI Citigroup: reiterated buy, tp raised to 650 from 550
JMAT Morgan Stanley: reiterated equalweight, tp raised to 1575 from 1450
TLW Morgan Stanley: reiterated overweight, tp cut to 1500 from 1550
TOMK Citigroup: reiterated hold, tp raised to 200 from 190
VOD Deutsche: reiterated buy, tp reiterated 185
WEIR Citigroup: upgraded to hold from sell

Now will today be a positive day for a change?
Reading the posts about the miners and they all look very oversold but does that mean they will bounce back? HOC isn't doing much right now and so the jury is still out. However, RIO has moved ahead this morning. Watching and waiting is the name of the game.

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End-of-day Market Overview