• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 129.64 points, or 0.61 percent, to 21,479.27, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.6 points, or 0.23 percent, to 2,429.01 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 30.36 points, or 0.49 percent, to 6,110.06.
U.S. and European shares kicked off the new quarter with gains on Monday as talk about interest rate hikes boosted bank stocks, while the dollar edged up from nine-month lows and U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest in more than eight years.
• Asian shares climbed on Tuesday, following positive leads from Europe and the U.S. as oil's longest stretch of daily price gains in over five years lifted energy shares and investor rotation out of technology into financials continued.
• MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.2 percent while Japan's Nikkei jumped 0.5 percent, thanks to a weaker yen.
Reference: Reuters
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