- Many large markets in the Asia-Pacific area fell by more than 1%, including Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and New Zealand. Singapore, India, and China's Shenzhen Composite were notable exceptions and posted minor gains.
- After reaching record highs yesterday, the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 has retreated, led by the energy and consumer discretionary sectors.
- The S&P 500 is poised to gap lower after it too set record highs yesterday.
- TheUS dollar is mostly mixed, with the Scandis and Antipodean showing heaviertones.
- Theyen is also softer, and the Canadian dollar is the best performer through theEuropean morning.
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