A busy week of data and earnings reports

A REGIONAL summit, data releases and corporate earnings are set to provide investors with plenty to think about this week.

Asian markets may get a boost at the open, thanks to the US market's strong finish last Friday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended at record highs following good jobs data and reports of trade talk progress from US and Chinese officials. The US economy added 128,000 jobs in October, well over the 85,000 forecasted.

The S&P 500 added 1 per cent to 3,066.91, and the Nasdaq's 1.1 per cent jump took it to 8,386.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1 per cent as well…