NIKKEI	AUSTRALIA	SHANGHAI	HANG SENG

OUTLOOK Rentokil H1 seen lower but analysts expect positive outlook, H2 growthTFN economic and business calendar

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng rose 624.43 points to 22,971.31 in the morning
session, while the Nikkei was recently up 380.61 points at 16,281.25.

Crude oil for October delivery, which marked its first day as a front month contract
in New York Wednesday, lost 31 cents to end at $69.26 a barrel, its lowest level in
two months.

Happy trading!

G.

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