• Wall Street began the week on a cautious note as the technology sector came under renewed pressure and energy stocks slipped even as oil prices established a firmer trend after a choppy start. .
Disappointing US economic data had only a limited impact on the dollar and Treasuries, while gold touched its lowest point since mid-May before partially recovering.
• Japanese stocks closed in on two-year highs early on Tuesday thanks to a weaker yen while the euro sagged against its peers after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi talked up benefits of the ECB's easy monetary policy.
• Japan's benchmark Nikkei .N225 advanced 0.4 percent to 20,235.79. A rise above 20,318.11, a peak scaled a week ago, would take the Nikkei to its highest since August 2015.
Reference: Money Morning, Financial Times, Reuters
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