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Asian markets were mostly higher on Monday, as in China and Japan later in the week.
KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 added 0.1 percent to 22,269.88. Hong Kong Hang Seng rose 0.1 percent to 25,622.40. The Shanghai Composite index edged 0.9 percent higher to 2,621.59. Australia's S & P-ASX 200 gained 0.3 percent to 5,941.30. But the Kospi in South Korea dipped 0.5 percent to 2.076.54. Shares were made in Thailand but were less in Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.
WIND STREET: Technology and internet stocks sank Activision Blizzard and chipmaker Skyworks Solutions. The S & P 500 index lost 0.9 percent to 2,781.01. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8 percent to 25.989.30, and the Nasdaq composite gave up 1.6 percent to 7,406.90. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks tumbled 1.8 percent to 1.549.49.
REGIONAL GROWTH: Traders are looking forward to industrial production data from China and Japan on Wednesday. They will be looking for indications of a recovery for the Chinese economy. Concerns over China's softening economic growth and its simmering trade dispute with the U.S.
ANALYST'S TAKE: "The onslaught of worries over tightening conditions and looming trade escalations still has its grip on Asia markets." Alongside the poor leads from last Friday's movements, "Jingyi Pan of IG said in a market commentary.
ENERGY: Oil futures on the major producers to reduce output. Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid al-Falih said 500,000 barrels a day from November to December. Russian oil minister Alexander Novak said his country was open to cuts, at a meeting of oil producers in Abu Dhabi. Benchmark U.S. crude bounced back from 10 days of losses, adding 79 cents to $ 60.98 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract shed 48 cents to $ 60.19 in the previous session. Brent crude, used to price international oils, picked up $ 1.33 to $ 60.98. It lost 47 cents to $ 70.18 in London.
CURRENCY: The dollar strengthened to 114.08 yen from 113.83 yen late Friday. The euro fell to $ 1.1304 from $ 1.1345.
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