- After falling 1.15% last week, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index traded heavily today, with only Australia and New Zealand bucking the move.
- Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 fell for the second consecutive week to the end of April and is struggling to sustain early upticks today.
- US S&P and Dow futures are trading higher, but the NASDAQ was nearly flat after a mixed performance last week.
- The dollar, which rose sharply ahead of the weekend, is narrowly mixed today.
- Sterling and the Swedish krona are leading European currencies higher, while the yen, and to a lesser extent the Canadian dollar, are nursing losses.
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The Dollar Consolidates Pre-Weekend Advance