Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow rose 89 points to 16,336, the Nasdaq added 53 points
at 4,333 and the S&P500 gained 13 points at 1,872.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently up 184 points at 14,595 and the Hang Seng
off 36 points at 21,548.

WTI crude oil traded at $99.70 a barrel and Brent crude at $106.79.

Gold settled at $1,359 an ounce.

Good hunting!

G.

Opening Market Overview

GBP Claimant Count Change -34.6K -23.3K -33.9K

GBP MPC Asset Purchase Facility Votes 0-0-9 0-0-9 0-0-9

GBP MPC Official Bank Rate Votes 0-0-9 0-0-9 0-0-9

GBP Unemployment Rate 7.2% 7.2% 7.2%

GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y 1.4% 1.3% 1.2%

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