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It was a quiet day in European markets yesterday due to the UK bank holiday. The Stoxx 600 index was almost flat, and France’s CAC 40 made slight gains, while the German, Spanish, and Italian indices slipped.

The yen rose as much as 0.7% against the dollar overnight in response to Ueda addressing lawmakers and explaining that the BoJ's stance on raising interest rates has not changed.

Equities in Asia, as well as US and European equity futures, had a "wobbly" Asian session following a US session where equities posted modest gains.