Wall Street posted weekly gains, thanks to some resilience from the Nasdaq, though U.S. equities lost ground in the final hours of trade as investors looked ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve decision. U.S. interest rates retreated from five-month lows, while European markets saw mixed moves after a French credit downgrade kept rates in focus. Back home, futures point to a weaker open for the ASX 200 on Monday, with the Aussie dollar holding above 66 U.S. cents.

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