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Industrial average at levels in excess of 17,000 now. Here is zeb eckert. At stake a look at the numbers. It was a banner session on wall street. We saw gains for the dow as you said, pushing above 17,000. Initial indications across the asiapacific are that stocks are advancing. Certainly what we are seeing in markets that are now open including malaysia as well as singapore. Taiwan starting with a higher open. The trading day continues in australia and new zealand. Gains of about 0. 75 . Kospi index, a minor downside. Call it flat, really. We are watching that as well as the currencies. The japanese yen pretty much unchanged today. We did see the selling earlier. Investors take riskier bets in the equity market, not necessarily looking at safe havens. Lets take a look at what happened overnight on wall street. Dow jones industrial average moving above 17,000 for the first time. Also hovering 500 at records. Europe did especially well yesterday. The dax is about 10,000 as well. Give me ....