· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 39.46 points, or 0.18 percent, to end at 21,987.56, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.9 points, or 0.20 percent, to 2,476.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 6.67 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,435.33.
Wall Street gained modestly on Friday as a tepid U.S. jobs report kept expectations muted for another interest rate hike this year, while investors kicked off a typically dour month for stocks on a positive note.
· Safe haven demand drove up gold and the yen while equities in Asia were pressured by elevated tensions on the Korean Peninsula early on Monday after North Korea said it tested a hydrogen bomb over the weekend.
· Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 0.44 percent in early trade.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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