Asian stock markets were generally positive, in particular Tokyo whose Nikkei225 index rose by 2% driven by Wall Street records and purchases on SoftBank.
Hong Kong is the only list bucking the trend, with a drop of 1.4% mainly due to the slowdown in consumer prices in China, while the Chinese stock markets have risen (Shanghai +1.2% and Shenzhen +3%) thanks to the appointment by the government of a new head of stock markets also to try to block the slowdown in stock prices.
Seoul increased by 0.4% (the technology sector index increased by 1.8%), with Sydney up by 0.3%.
Futures are flat on the start of European stock markets.
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