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Global stocks rally, U.S. futures gain on China factory rebound.
U.K. Parliament to hold new round of indicative Brexit votes.
Brent crude oil prices continue ascent into Q2.
Turkish lira slides after local elections.
Wall Street looks set to open the second quarter higher as a rebound in Chinese manufacturing sector and trade optimism guided a rally in global stocks.
The Shanghai SE Composite index climbed 2.58% as Chinese manufacturing sector activity rebounded in March after contracting for three months in a row. While the data indicates the Chinese economy is moving closer to stabilization, "seasonal volatility at this time of the year still urges caution as there is risk that the pick-up in the surveys could be overstating the improvement in economic momentum," MUFG Bank said in a daily note.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.43%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed 1.76% higher. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 gained 0.56%, the FTSE 100...