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US stock markets will return to action on Tuesday after a long weekend. European equity indexes closed the first day of the week mixed. Federal Reserve will release the minutes of the January policy meeting on Wednesday. Stock markets in the US will remain closed in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday on Monday. Major equity indexes in Europe ended the day mixed. Germany’s DAX 30 fell 012 to 17,096.48, Euro Stoxx was virtually unchanged at 4,765.04, Italy’s FTSE was flat at 187.0, while Spain’s IBEX 35 and the UK’s FTSE 100 indexes added 0.6% and 0.25%, respectively. Stock market news Hong Kong Hang Seng Index declined 1.13% to close at 16,155.61 on Monday. Shanghai Composite rose 1.56% to 2,910.54. Following a bearish start to the week, Japan’s Nikkei 225 staged a late recovery to end the day flat at 38,470.38. Dow Jones (DJIA) closed the previous week virtually unchanged at 38,628. S&P 500 lost 0.42% to close at 5,005.56 and Nasdaq fell 0.82% to 15,775.65. The Communication Services sector ended Friday in the red by 1.56% as the worst-performing major S&P sector, followed by the Real Estate Sector that shed 0.99% by the closing bell. On the flip side, Friday’s largest-gaining sector was the S&P’s Materials Sector, climbing 0.51% on the day. Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) was the top S&P 500 gainer on Friday, rising 6.3% to end the day at $199.57. Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) lost 8.3%, wrapping up Friday’s trading at $136.22 as the biggest decliner. The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of the January policy meeting on Wednesday. On Thursday, preliminary February Manufacturing and Services PMI reports for Germany, the Euro area, the UK and the US will be scrutinized by market participants.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the Producer…

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