Apparently, Fridays the 13th result in an average gain of 0.1% on US equity markets, three times the average anyway. Yes, serious people have enough time on their hands to compile this kind of data. We'll see if this proves correct at the close, but in the meantime, let’s focus on large banks, the slight downturn on stock markets, and the latest Chinese statistics, which aren't great.

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