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Global stocks rise following Trump’s upbeat speech

  TOKYO / AP Global stocks turned higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump delivered a relatively upbeat speech to the US Congress. Investors were watching for signals on what’s ahead in trade, regulations and tax policies, though they got few specifics. France’s CAC 40 gained 1.6 percent to 4,936 and Germany’s DAX jumped 1.4 percent 11,998. Britain’s FTSE ...

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Markets diverge in low volumes, Qatar rebounds

  DUBAI / Reuters Trading volumes in Middle Eastern stocks were light on Wednesday, with relatively modest moves and regional markets taking different directions. Qatar’s index rebounded 0.5 percent after dropping 2.2 percent in the previous session. All but one of the six banks rose with Commercial Bank, the top gainer, jumping 2.3 percent. Abu Dhabi’s index added 0.4 percent ...

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Investors ditching US stocks in favour of European peers

  Bloomberg Global equity investors who had shunned Europe for months are back, and at the expense of the US Since October, global funds have made a “significant rotation” out of US stocks into Europe excluding the UK and into Japanese equities, equity strategists at HSBC Holdings Plc wrote in a note. The shift comes as banks including Goldman Sachs ...

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