Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow rose 162 points at 16,425, the Nasdaq added 52 points
at 4,086 and the S&P500 gained 19 points at 1,862.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 22 points at 14,396 and the Hang Seng
ahead 54 points at 22,750.

WTI crude oil traded at $103.76 a barrel and Bent crude at $108.80.

Gold settled at $1,303 an ounce.

Good hunting!

G.

Opening Market Overview

Greystone, make the most of everything. May the sun
shine on you, figuratively and literally (which it does, of course),
with or without a good glass of Rioja or Tempranillo,
now and always.

Midday report

CAD Core CPI m/m 0.3% 0.3% 0.7%

CAD CPI m/m 0.6% 0.4% 0.8%

USD Unemployment Claims 304K 316K 300K

midknight - Been really sunny and warm here last couple of weeks. Hotels are packed
for Easter hols.

A nice bottle of Jumilla crianza (local) is keeping me mellow ;)