TUESDAY 10/30/18; NIKK (Japan) Pops +1.5%; SPASX200 (Australia) Rallies +1.3%; KO; GE; CMI; PFE; MA; KBR; UAA; AGN; AN; AET; AMT; ARII; BHGE; CNX; ETN; FLIR; GPN; LL; H; HCA; HEP; HUN; IPI; MAS; Consumer Confidence; US Stocks Launch Higher; SPX +1.6%; INDU +1.8%; COMPQ +1.6%; NDX +1.4%; RUT +2%; NYA +1.6%; TRAN +2.8%; SOX +4.2%; XLC +2.7%; XHB +5%; XLE +2.3%; XRT +2.9%; XLP +2%; FB; EBAY; APC; ARNC; BIDU; BLUE; CAKE; CHRW; CXO; CZR; DENN; DDD; EA; HLF; MDR; MOD; NBR; OI; PSA; TCS; TMUS; TRNC; SFLY; YUMC

US futures are flat. S&P -1. Dow -19. Nasdaq -5.

Aussie and Asia markets begin trading 

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