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Tokyo’s Nikkei index soars, Pokemon powers Nintendo

  Tokyo / AFP Tokyo’s benchmark stock index soared Monday morning after a strong US jobs report and as the landslide victory of Japan’s ruling coalition in weekend elections boosted stimulus hopes. The Nikkei 225 surged 3.21 percent, or 485.26 points, to 15,592.24, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 3.01 percent, or 36.39 points, to 1,246.27. ...

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Stock rally fuels Indian Rupee’s biggest advance in 2 weeks

  Goyal India’s rupee rose the most in almost two weeks amid optimism a rally that propelled local stocks to a bull market will lure more foreign inflows. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index of shares surged 1.8 percent to its highest close since August, tracking gains across emerging markets after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report improved confidence in the ...

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Devaluation bets spur Egypt stocks

  BLOOMBERG Egyptian stocks had the biggest advance in almost four months, leading gains across most Middle Eastern markets, as traders speculated the country may devalue its currency as early as Tuesday. The EGX 30 Index jumped 4.7 percent at the close in Cairo, with trading volumes on the main gauge 157 percent above the average of the past 20 ...

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Sugar surge helps boost global food prices

  Bloomberg Global food prices climbed the most in almost four years, boosted by a rally in sugar and gains in grains, dairy and meat. The United Nations’ food-price index jumped 4.2 percent in June, the most since July 2012, the group’s Food & Agriculture Organization said on its website. The gauge, which monitors 73 different food prices, advanced for ...

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Commodities rally fizzling out as Merchant Fund sees oil drop

  Bloomberg The best is probably over for commodities this year as the Brexit vote adds risks to global growth and oil is set to retreat, according to the Merchant Commodity Fund, which returned 9 percent in the first half. The fund, run by ex-Cargill Inc. employees Doug King and Michael Coleman, has changed its commodities outlook to neutral from ...

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Stocks, pound unchanged as UK’s exit paralyzes global markets

  BLOOMBERG A week after Britain began voting to leave the European Union, global markets are still being dominated by the consequences. There are signs the tension is easing: The pound held steady after former London Mayor Boris Johnson said he won’t run to succeed David Cameron as U.K. Conservative Party leader, offering the chance of a smoother transition of ...

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Canada M&A hits Brexit roadblock after roaring start to 2016

  Bloomberg Mergers and acquisitions involving Canadian firms slid in the second quarter as market volatility, the U.S. election and the U.K.’s Brexit vote disrupted dealmaking, which reached a nine-year high of nearly $123 billion in the first half of the year. Deals involving Canadian firms were struck in a broad range of industries, including industrials, consumer, and in infrastructure ...

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Where are investors looking after UK’s exit? Anywhere but the UK

  Bloomberg Investors are setting their sights away from the U.K. in their search for markets less vulnerable to fallout from Britain’s vote to exit the EU. Amundi SA sees value in emerging-market rates, given that further central bank accommodation is possible after Brexit. While others appear to snub Europe altogether and turn to U.S. stocks, Indosuez Wealth Management favors ...

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Global stocks rally with crude oil on Fed rate odds; gold gains

  BLOOMBERG Global stocks rallied for a second day and the dollar weakened amid speculation that policy makers will mitigate the damage of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, including a pause in the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle. Crude oil rallied and the pound rose. The MSCI All-Country World Index headed for its highest level since before the ...

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Dumping crop plan after soy rally leads to record US planting

  Bloomberg The price rally made switching a no-brainer for farmer Steve Stotz. A week before planting began across the U.S. Midwest last month, Stotz realized he’d earn $100 more per acre with soybeans than with corn. So, the 63-year-old ditched his crop plan and increased soybean acreage by more than a third on land he had previously intended to ...

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