Good morning all!

In the US last night, the Dow rose 20 points to 16,976, the Nasdaq fell a point to
4,458 and the S&P 500 added 2 points at 1,975.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently down 33 points at 15,337 and the Hang Seng
off 24 points at 23,526.

WTI crude oil traded at $104.48 a barrel and Brent crude at $111.24.

Gold settled at $1,330 an ounce.

Good hunting!

G.

Opening Market Overview

Spanish Services PMI 54.8 56.3 55.7

Italian Services PMI 53.9 52.3 51.6

GBP Services PMI 57.7 58.1 58.6

Midday Report

EUR Minimum Bid Rate 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%