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U.S. stocks are drifting higher Monday, following the French market as elections continue to drive swings in financial markets worldwide. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher as it kicked off a short, four-day week that includes the Fourth of July holiday.

U.S. stocks are drifting Monday after the French market rallied, as elections continue to drive swings in financial markets worldwide.

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian stocks inched higher on Monday as investors grew more confident about a September U.S. rate cut, while the euro grappled with political uncertainty as French elections pointed to a hung parliament.

Asian stocks mostly fall after U.S. stocks rose to more records Friday boosted by a highly anticipated report on the job market

The euro touched a more than three-week high against the dollar on Monday, recovering overnight losses as France's election pointed to a hung parliament. The dollar, meanwhile, crept downward, after U.

Stocks are wavering in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday, hovering around the record highs they set last week. The S&P 500 was down 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up an early gain and was down 74 points,

Europe's main equity markets and the euro rebounded from initial losses on Monday as investors digested snap French elections in which a hung parliament appeared the likeliest outcome.