• European markets edged slightly higher on Monday morning as investors monitored the latest in political news coming out of Austria, Spain and the U.K.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up by 0.15 percent with most sectors moving into positive territory.
• Asian shares rallied to a decade high on Monday as upbeat Chinese data boosted commodity prices, while the euro extended losses after the Catalan leader failed to give a clear answer to whether or not he declared independence from Spain.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS gained for a fifth day running to its highest level since late 2007.
• Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a fresh 21-year high on Monday as the dollar stayed steady against the yen, while index-heavyweight SoftBank surged on news that T-Mobile and Sprint plan to merge.
The Nikkei climbed 0.5 per cent to 21,255.56, the highest closing level since late 1996. The Nikkei extended its winning streak to 10days, its longest since May 2015.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC, Business News