CAD and SEK are the top G10 FX gainers today, up 0.09% and 0.09% vs the dollar while JPY and AUD are the top losers, down -0.23% and -0.2% vs the dollar. EUR recovered after Italian yields fell bringing a calm to the markets; Moody’s downgraded Italian credit ratings on Friday but kept the outlook stable. Sterling remained under pressure as Brexit worries capped gains. Elsewhere, the promise of more Chinese stimulus helped investor’s sentiments. In the Asian equities space, the Nikkei 225 closed 0.37% higher at 22,614.82, Hang Seng closed 2.32% at 26153.15 and Kospi ended 0.25% at 2161.71. The European equities were trading firm with the FTSE up +0.1% at 7057.17, DAX up +0.44% at 11604.56, and CAC up +0.16% at 5092.64. In the rates market, global yields were trading mixed; the US 10-year yield was trading at 3.1997% and the Bund 10-year yield trading at 0.468%. In the energy space, the Brent (front month) is trading up (0.55%) for the day at $80.22