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The Wikileaks documents described how the CIA had learned more than a year ago how to exploit flaws in Cisco's widely used Internet switches.

MarketWatch: US stocks ended slightly firmer on Wednesday but off the day's highs as worries mounted over President Donald Trump's agenda and minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting suggested policymakers are worried about weak inflation. The DJIA rose 25.88 points, or 0.12%, to end at 22,024.87, the S&P 500 gained 3.5 points, or 0.14%, to 2,468.11 and the Nasdaq added 12.10 points, or 0.19%, to 6,345.11. - Reuters

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Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday even though US crude stockpiles declined by the most in a year, as data suggesting domestic production was edging higher stoked worries about the global crude glut. Brent crude futures (LCOc1) settled down 53 cents, or about 1%, at US$50.27 per barrel. - Reuters

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*The ringgit gained 0.11% to 4.2965 versus the US$

*Down 0.41% to 5.0596 versus euro

*Down 0.02% to 5.5401 per pound sterling

*Down 0.25% to 3.1503 per Singapore dollar

*Down 0.75% to 3.4044 per Aussie

*Down 0.21% to 3.9091 per 100 yen

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