Asian shares were dragged lower by losses in China on Friday and in the absence of guidance from Wall Street, which was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, while the dollar stayed on the back foot and Treasury yields climbed a touch.
The holiday lull is likely to extend to Europe, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures mostly flat. Both S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures were also little changed.
In geopolitical news, Israel and Hamas started a four-day ceasefire on Friday. The militants are set to release 13 Israeli women and child hostages later in the day and aid will flow into the besieged Gaza enclave, the first pause in the near seven-week-old war.
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