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Dow	10,447.93	+127.83	+1.24%
Nasdaq	2,233.75	+33.74	+1.53%
S&P 500	1,104.51	+14.41	+1.32%
10 Yr Bond(%)	2.7060%	+0.7800
Oil	74.60	-0.42	-0.56%
Gold	1,249.20	-4.10	-0.33%

FTSE 100	5,428.15	+57.11	+1.06%
DAX	6,134.62	+50.77	+0.83%
CAC 40	3,672.20	+40.77	+1.12%

Nikkei 225	9,114.13	+51.29	+0.57%
Hang Seng	20,971.50	+102.58	+0.49%
Straits Times	3,002.56	+15.90	+0.53%

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