GLOBAL MARKETS-Euro dips, oil steady in holiday-thinned trade

GLOBAL MARKETS-Euro dips, oil steady in holiday-thinned trade: SINGAPORE, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Oil and equities da...

* Australian shares flat, S&P 500 futures edge up * Brent crude sits near nine-month high around $119 * Euro dips to two-week low * Most Asian financial centres shut for Lunar New Year SINGAPORE, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Oil and equities dawdled on Monday near multi-month highs scaled after robust Chinese trade data last week, while the euro slipped to a two-week low as uncertainty surrounded a political scandal in Spain and a looming election in Italy. With the Lunar New Year holiday shutting most Asian financial centres, including those in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, trading was light and potentially volatile on those exchanges that remained open. Australian shares were flat after closing at a 34-month high on Friday following positive data from China, the most important consumer of Australia's commodity exports. S&P 500 index futures inched up 0.1 perc...

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