Good morning traders!

In the US Friday, the Dow rose 198 points to 16,020, the Nasdaq added 30 points at
4,063 and the S&P500 climbed 20 points to 1,805.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently up 314 points at 15,614 and the Hang Seng
ahead 105 points at 23,848.

WTI crude oil traded at $97.65 a barrel and Brent crude at $111.61.

Gold settled at $1,230 an ounce.

Happy Monday!

G.

German Trade Balance 16.8B 17.4B 18.8B

Opening Market Overview

Any views?

Looks like a caterpillar? :o)

Frighteningly similar to 2000 & 2008!

Midday Market Overview

Anyone else having CMC access problems?

Wall Street opens slightly higher; Fed speakers due

(Reuters) - Wall Street rose modestly at the open on Monday, supported by inflation data from China, but gains were likely to be capped with a number of top Federal Reserve officials speaking throughout the day.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 2.12 points or 0.01 percent, to 16,022.32, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.4 points or 0.13 percent, to 1,807.49 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 9.715 points or 0.24 percent, to 4,072.236.

End-of-day Market Overview