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Bloomberg Investors in European companies reliant on developing nations for revenue are proving less bullish in the prospects for a rebound in emerging markets than firms including Citigroup Inc. and Fidelity Investment Management. The region’s shares with the highest exposure to developing countries trade near record lows relative to those reliant on Europe and the U.S., according to Morgan Stanley ...

Bloomberg A global equities rally gathered momentum in Asian trading and emerging-market currencies strengthened as economic data from the U.S. and Australia spurred risk-taking. Copper rose and gold fell. Benchmark share gauges jumped more than 3 percent in China, Hong Kong and Japan, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed for a fifth day. Australia’s dollar rose for a third ...

Bloomberg Global stocks rallied with U.S. equity futures, emerging-market currencies rose and crude oil climbed to an eight-week high as monetary stimulus in China brightened prospects for the world’s second-largest economy. Benchmark share indexes advanced across Asia after the People’s Bank of China cut lenders’ reserve requirements, freeing up funds to help spur lending. Russia’s ruble and South Africa’s rand ...

Bloomberg Trading in European stocks surged to the highest level since 2011, countering global trends and showing the extent to which investors betting on gains in the region got caught off guard when markets turned lower. The number of shares tied to the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index that changed hands jumped to almost 3.7 billion a day on average ...

Bloomberg Asian and European stocks fell with U.S. equity futures after Group of 20 finance chiefs made only vague commitments to spur growth at a Shanghai meeting. Japan’s yen rose with gold as haven assets were favoured. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped to a one-week low and the Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined for the first time in three ...

London / AFP European stock markets rebounded on Thursday despite another slide for Chinese share prices, as investors looked ahead to a key meeting of finance ministers to discuss strains in the global economy. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rallied to stand 2.0 percent higher in late morning deals. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 won 0.8 percent and the ...

Tokyo / AfP Tokyo shares rose in early trading on Thursday as a weaker yen provided support to exporters following a positive lead from Wall Street as oil prices rebounded from steep falls. US stocks pushed higher on Wednesday as crude prices stabilised, with both US and Brent closing modestly higher following Tuesday’s slump of more than four percent. Higher ...

Hong Kong / AFP Asian stocks mostly slumped on Wednesday as sentiment was dragged down by a renewed drop in oil prices and a resurgent yen sucked the air out of the Japanese market. Crude weakened after Iran’s oil minister called a proposal by Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze production “ridiculous”, as it seeks to boost output after years ...

New York / AFP US stocks tumbled, with energy-related equities dropping on lower oil prices and large banks falling on worries over bad energy loans. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 188.88 points (1.14 percent) to 16,431.78. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 24.23 (1.25 percent) to 1,921.27, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 67.02 (1.47 percent) to 4,503.58. Oil ...

Hong Kong / AFP Asia’s share rally stalled on Tuesday with markets battling a fresh fall in the price of oil and fears for the Chinese economy. Japanese stocks fell as a stronger yen hit exporters while Shanghai also closed down, after the first indicators for Asia’s biggest economy this month showed private gauges of manufacturing and services falling to ...