Good morning traders!

In the US last night, the Dow jumped 220 points at 11,435, the Nasdaq rose 37 points at
2,577 and the S&P500 gained 23 points at 1,221.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was last up 288 points at 9,647, while the Hang Seng ended
the morning ahead 326 points at 24,861.

Crude oil traded at $86.89 a barrel on Nymex.

Gold settled at $1,389 an ounce.

Happy Friday!

G.

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