• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 136.42 points, or 0.54 percent, to 25,462.58, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 13.13 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,840.35 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 9.33 points, or 0.12 percent, to 7,812.02.
U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as upbeat earnings helped investors shrug off heightened trade anxieties and weaker-than-expected July jobs growth.
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• Asian shares advanced early on Monday, taking cues from Wall Street's gains while trade returned to the fore after another set of tariffs on U.S. goods were announced by China.
The Nikkei 225 edged up by 0.14 percent in the early going, with utilities edging higher in the morning. Overall gains were capped by declines in the banking and mining sectors. Among index heavyweights, Fanuc gained 0.62 percent while Fast Retailing eased 0.75 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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