Asian indices were mixed in early trade today ahead of a slew of central bank meetings, due this week. There are growing expectations that interest rates in the US and Europe will rise again. Investors are also keenly focused on the US jobs data, due on Friday, which may influence the central bank's course of rate actions going ahead. Market participants are pricing in a 25-basis-point rate hike by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday, followed by a half-point rate hike from Bank of England and European Central Bank on Thursday. Investors are also watching out for the earnings results of big technology companies, expected this week, in Asia and the US.......
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