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ASX set for gains on back of late Wall Street surge – Sydney Morning Herald
The benchmark S&P 500 index is higher but remains on track for a small weekly loss following a choppy week of trading.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies also recovered from a stumble to an essentially flat finish, adding 0.05 points, or less than 0.1 per cent, to 2,241.42.
Bond yields were mixed, with the 10-year Treasury note trading at a yield of 1.57 per cent, down from 1.58 per cent late Wednesday.
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