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A fisherman from India waves from a window of a train, after he was released with others from a prison, at Cantonment railway station in Karachi, Pakistan.
$4. Markets are set to open little changed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovering near 19,935. Meanwhile, the US 10-year yield is higer by 2 basis points at 2.56%.
$4. Home prices in Nanjing, China are up 42.9% year-over-year in the third quarter, making it the world's hottest housing market, according to data from property consultancy and estate agency Knight Frank.
$4. Prices slumped 0.6% year-over-year, making for the biggest drop since February 2013. The Japanese yen is weaker by 0.2% at 117.31 per dollar.
$4. Yin Yong, who holds a masters degree in public administration from Harvard University, was named vice governor at the People's Bank of China.
$4. The cryptocurrency is higher by 1.6% at $912, and is trading at its best level in three years.
$4. The debt-ridden Italian bank needs 8.8 billion euros ($9.2 billion) to strengthen its balance sheet, Reuters reports, citing two sources close to the matter.
$4. Toshbia might need to take several billion dollars worth of losses related to its acquisition of Chicago Bridge & Iron, which Westinghouse says owes it more than $2 billion, Reuters reports.
$4. Tokyo Electric Power Company is considering its first bond offering since its 2011 nuclear disaster, Reuters reports, citing people familiar with the plans.
$4. China's Shanghai Composite (-0.2%) slipped in overnight trade and Germany's DAX (+0.2%) leads in Europe. Markets remained closed in Australia, Hong Kong, and the UK.
US economic data flows. Case-Schiller home prices will be released at 9 a.m. ET and consumer confidence will cross the wire at 10 a.m. ET.