The Weekend Is Over, And Markets Are Up
Oct 21, 2013, 05:52 IST
The weekend is over and Asian markets are up.
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The Nikkei was 0.51% higher.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 has climbed 0.75%.
U.S. futures were also pointing up.
Japan's trade deficit unexpectedly increased, new data showed, with export growth slowing sharply to 11.5%, versus expectations for 16.1%.
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This is expected to be a busy week, as the backlog of government data begins to ease. Most prominently, we're going to get the delayed non-farm payrolls reading Tuesday.