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US stocks advance, bonds fall as earnings eyed; Treasuries slide

Bloomberg US stocks rallied and Treasuries slid with oil as geopolitical tensions eased and investors turned their attention to corporate results. The S&P 500 Index padded last week’s gain after there was no immediate reprisal to US, France and the UK’s missile attack in Syria and the trade spat cooled. Treasury yields edged to the highest in three weeks, while …

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Saudi lifted by financials, other Gulf markets mixed

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia stocks were lifted on Monday by optimism about fund flows, while other bourses in the region were lacklustre. The Saudi index closed 1.0 percent higher, lifted by financial stocks. Insurance firm BUPA Arabia gained 5.5 percent after it recommended an increase in capital to 1.2 billion riyals ($320 million) from 800 million riyals through a 1-for-2 bonus …

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Dollar falls with reduced Syria anxiety

NEW YORK / Reuters The dollar fell broadly on Monday on hopes that a US-led strike on Syria would not escalate, rekindling some appetite for stocks and other risky assets and spurred investors to reduce safe-haven holdings of the greenback. Government data that showed a rebound in US store sales in March failed to lift the dollar which has been …

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