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FYI: It was a bit of a herky-jerky morning for Asian stocks, colored by currency swings, optimism about the Korean Peninsula and a fresh slump in oil prices. Stock indexes in a number of markets were already swinging between gains and losses, including Japan, Hong Kong and China. Italian stocks gave up an early lead in an otherwise directionless Europe on Monday, as investors looked to the possibility of new elections for Italy after the president stopped a euroskeptic from taking on the post of economy minister.
But investors may see thinner volumes than normal as London markets closed for a bank holiday and U.S. markets will shut in observance of Memorial Day. Ted U.S. : (MarketWatch) (Closed)
