US Market closed higher on Friday, Index started to trade lower after a better NFP numbers on fear of seeing some tapering sooner...Financials were quite strong during the session with some arbitrage between US & European financials name..trading volume were quite high at 823m shares...VIX @ 12.90 -7.26%... China economic data are mixed - CPI is at a 8-month high, while industrial production much better than expected. Analysts suggesting the low inflation should effectively keep the PBoC at bay on further tightening, though markets will continue to zero in on the extent to which the central bank acts during the open market operations. Meanwhile, the Communist Party's 4-day plenum has entered its 3rd day on Monday without any significant updates on policy... Nikkei +1.3%...Shanghai +0.25%...
Eur$ 1.3369 S&P future -0.05% European fut : 0.30%
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