Stock Markets Around The World Are Heading Higher
Jan 22, 2014, 15:05 IST
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In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei and the Hong Kong Hang Seng both closed up 0.2%, while the Shanghai Composite advanced 2.2%.
In Europe, markets are rising across the board, led by Italy's FTSE MIB, up 0.7%.
In the United States, futures point to an unchanged open.
Today is another light day for economic data. No major releases are scheduled in the United States.
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Perhaps the most notable event on the calendar is the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision, due out at 10 AM ET.