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Stocks advance with crude as energy supply tightens

  BLOOMBERG U.S. and European stocks rose, as oil advanced on a softer forecast for a surplus from the International Energy Agency, sending currencies of commodity-exporting nations higher. The S&P 500 rebounded from yesterday’s drop, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Index reversed a decline. Crude gained for a third straight day as the IEA said robust demand in India and ...

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Emerging markets swing amid political volatility

  Bloomberg Emerging-market stocks swung between gains and losses as investors assessed prospects for global growth and political risks. Equity benchmarks in Hong Kong and India fell at least 0.5 percent, while shares in Brazil gained for a second day before a Senate vote on impeaching the president. In Turkey, the lira fell for a fourth day amid signs President ...

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European stocks retreat as banks slip; pound falls

  BLOOMBERG U.S. stocks slipped after the biggest gain in two months, as global equities continued to churn just below multiyear highs amid corporate results and persistent signs that worldwide growth remains lackluster. Metals advanced as the dollar slipped. The S&P 500 Index retreated for the first time in four days, while European equities slid from a one-week high. Industrial ...

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Global stocks rise with commodities; Yen drops

  BLOOMBERG Stocks rose around the world, as the bearish sentiment that has set the tone on equities markets the past two weeks eased amid a rebound in base metals. The yen declined a second day and Brazil’s real advanced. The MSCI All Country World Index climbed the most in three weeks, with U.S. equities climbing the most in a ...

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Stock gains defy China data that hurt metals

  BLOOMBERG Stocks rallied, with European equities rising from a one-month low as they shook off a drag from Chinese trade data that weighed on industrial metals. Of the 19 industry groups on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, 17 advanced, while mining companies had the biggest losses. Energy producers also declined as crude oil erased gains. Copper fell to its ...

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Saudi shakeup helps end gulf stocks’ worst streak in 2 mths

  BLOOMBERG Saudi Arabian stocks advanced as investors judged the government shakeup that ushered in a new central banker and oil minister would help the kingdom reduce its dependence on crude. Gulf stocks ended their longest losing streak in almost two months. The Tadawul All Share Index rose as much as 1.2 percent before closing 0.2 percent higher at 6,672.48 ...

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Stocks slide with emerging markets on Fed caution

  BLOOMBERG Stocks declined worldwide and emerging-market currencies slid to a one-month low after two Federal Reserve officials signaled that the U.S. economy could warrant a rate hike at the central bank’s meeting next month. Equities gauges in the U.S., Europe and developing nations maintained losses, while the dollar pared gains after a report showed companies added fewer workers in ...

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Stocks slide on lackluster growth as Yen advances

  BLOOMBERG Stocks slid with U.S. equity-index futures and the yen advanced with Treasuries as evidence of limp economic growth around the world permeated through global financial markets. Europe’s main stock-market index tumbled for a third day. The Japanese currency rose against all of its major counterparts except the Swiss franc. Gold advanced to a 15-month high and oil fell ...

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Yen holds near 18-month high as gold jumps; Euro, bonds gain

  BLOOMBERG With many markets across the world closed, investors pared back higher-risk holdings, keeping the Japanese yen near its strongest level in 18 months. Gold advanced with sovereign bonds, oil declined and European equities held onto their biggest loss in two months. Japan led a selloff in Asian equities, with the Topix index sliding for a fifth day as ...

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UAE stocks lead Gulf equity slump as bank profits decline

  BLOOMBERG Equity markets in the United Arab Emirates extended declines on speculation recent gains were overdone after earnings fell at some of the country’s biggest banks. Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index slipped for a second day, dropping 0.8 percent to 4,506.14 at the close, the lowest level in more than two weeks. First Gulf Bank PJSC, the emirate’s third-largest ...

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