Quant Report for 2010-02-02

Updated 5:20am EST - While the Australian and Japanese equity markets closed considerably stronger, European equities are barely higher on the session. US equity futures are trading higher ahead of the US open. Gold and crude are coming off of recent lows. Crude is trading just above the $75/barrel level. The Australian dollar is significantly weaker after the RBA surprisingly left interest rates steady. Other currencies remain relatively mixed with some strength in the Canadian dollar and Euro.