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Last night, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head in their first presidential debate—the first since June, when Biden's performance ultimately led to him bowing out of the race.

It is a UK and US Holiday today, Memorial Day, so trading activity is subdued. However some markets are open and overnight stocks in Hong Kong, China, Australia, South Korea and Japan all made gains, with the All-Ords +0.79% the best performer.

Overnight, Asian equities have dropped on the back of robust US employment data reinforcing expectations that the Fed will hold interest rates higher for...