Markets Are Rising All Around The World
Aug 13, 2013, 13:48 IST
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It's quiet, but markets are in the green all around the world.
The big winner was Japan, which nicely reversed its Monday losses, gaining 2.6%.
A strong machine-tools orders number helped offset Monday's weak GDP report.
Europe is up across the board, with Germany rising by 0.76%, Italy up 0.5%, and France rising 0.17%.
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And US futures are higher as well.
Later today in the US we get retail sales data for the US.