· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 85.24 points, or 0.37 percent, to 22,956.96, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.47 points, or 0.18 percent, to 2,557.64 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 18.20 points, or 0.28 percent, to 6,624.01.
· Wall Street closed at record highs, the dollar edged up and copper touched a three-year peak on Monday as upbeat Chinese data drove optimism about the world’s second-biggest economy, while oil prices jumped due to supply worries after Iraqi forces seized the oil-rich city of Kirkuk from Kurdish fighters.
· Stocks in Asia rose in early Tuesday trade as commodities held onto most overnight gains made on the back of better-than-expected China producer prices.
· Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.49 percent in early trade, continuing its upward trajectory after touching a fresh21-year high in the last session. Automakers, financials and manufacturing names traded higher after the dollar edged up against the yen.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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