The market got off to a slow start Monday on account of the lighter calendar and US holiday closure, but things are already picking up into Tuesday. The Euro is under pressure early as the prospect for anti-EU candidate victories in France and Italy elections and Greek debt negotiations weigh on the single currency.
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