· European stocks open flat on Monday morning as investors watch out for further earnings and digest political news.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.02 percent lower with sectors and major indexes trading in opposite directions.
· Asian shares hit historic highs on Monday after Wall Street extended its record-breaking run, while the U.S. dollar retreat continued as investors priced in the risk of tighter policies elsewhere in the developed world.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.7 percent, having finally cleared the former all-time top of 591.50 from late 2007.
· Japan’s Nikkei share average tracked a rise in global equities and advanced on Monday, although the dollar’s weakening against the yen capped gains.
The Nikkei ended 0.26 percent higher at 23,714.88 for its first session of gains in four days.
· Shanghai stocks fell on Monday to snap an 11-session winning streak, with gains in banking and real estate firms offset by resources and industrial shares, as investors took profits after recent bull run.
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 18.95 points or 0.55 percent at 3,409.99.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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