U.S. stocks rose for a fifth straight day overnight as gains in technology shares outweighed a decline in financials sparked by falling Treasury yields. The Dow Jones rose 0.7% to 25,412 and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to 2,738; Global oil prices fell on Tuesday following recent data that has shown a fall in US factory orders and a slowdown in the US services sector last month, raising concerns about the strength of demand for oil. Brent crude fell 0.7% to $US 62.07/bbl; Australian stocks registered their biggest gain in more than two years after the Hayne inquiry into misconduct in the financial services sector wasn’t as harsh as expected. The S&P/ASX200 rose 2% to 6,005.90
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