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Japan +0.23%.
China +0.38%.
Hong Kong +1.37%.
Australia +1.21%. Australian June business confidence rose to 0, from prior -3.
Australian weekly consumer confidence survey fell again, to 73.3 (prior 74.1).
Westpac Australian consumer sentiment +2.7% m/m in July (prior +0.2%).
Australian private survey of household spending dropped 1.7% m/m in June (prior +3.1%).
India +0.75%.
The Philippines’ trade deficit has fallen by over 20% year on year to come in at $4.4 billion for May, compared to the $5.57 billion recorded in the same month a year ago.
In the U.S. on Monday, all three major indexes ended their session higher, snapping a three-day losing streak, with traders getting ready for a busy week that will see key data on inflation, a host of Federal Reserve speakers, and the start of the second quarter earnings season. The Dow industrial average rose 211.35 points or 0.63% at 33946.24, the S&P index rose 10.75 points or 0.24% at 4409.71, and the NASDAQ index rose 24.76 points or 0.18% at 13685.47.
Coming up in the session: The UK labor market report is on the agenda today at 6:00 GMT.
Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday on OPEC+ cuts, traders eyed economic data.
Brent crude futures rose 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $78 a barrel by 0050 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 35 cents, or 0.5%, at $73.34.
Currencies: (JPY:USD), (CNY:USD), (AUD:USD), (INR:USD), (HKD:USD), (NZD:USD).
U.S. stock futures inched higher on Tuesday: Dow +0.03%; S&P 500 +0.09%; Nasdaq +0.11%.
