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FTSE 100 Rebounds As BP Increases Share Buybacks
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks advanced on Tuesday after BP Plc unveiled more share buybacks and announced plans to boost shareholder returns.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 50 points, or 0.7 percent, at 7,663, snapping a four-day losing streak.
Oil giant BP soared 5.8 percent after the oil giant reported its second-highest annual profit in more than decade and announced a $1.75bn share buyback.
Filtronic jumped around 6 percent. The maker of products for the aerospace, defines, telecom, and others projected revenue and profit to be ahead of market expectations for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025.
Banking group Virgin Money UK added 1.3 percent after delivering Q1 results in line with the guidance.
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Europe Car Sales Rebound In July
Europe's new car sales rebounded in July on strong demand for battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association reported Thursday. Car registrations in the European Union advanced 7.4 percent year-on-year in July, offsetting June's 7.3 percent decrease. Data showed an annual rise of 39.1 percent for battery-electric and 14.3 percent for hybrid-electric
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U.S. Dollar Falls Against Majors
The U.S. dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday.
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European Shares Seen Higher At Open
European stocks are seen opening broadly higher on Thursday even as Nvidia's disappointing sales forecast raised concerns about the AI spending boom.
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Sensex Nifty Decline On Tariff Worries
Indian shares opened on a sluggish note on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods came into effect, impacting trade worth billions of dollars and risking Washington-New Delhi ties.
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European Economic News Preview: Eurozone Economic Sentiment Data Due
Economic confidence and monetary aggregates from the euro area and flash GDP from Switzerland are the top economic news due on Thursday. At 3.00 am ET, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs is slated to release Swiss GDP data for the second quarter. The economy is expected to grow 0.1 percent sequentially after rising 0.5 percent in the first quarter.
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Australian Market Trims Early Losses In Mid-market
The Australian market is trimming early losses in mid-market moves on Thursday, giving up some of the gains in the previous session, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is falling to near the 8,950 level, with weakness in iron ore miners, energy and technology stocks partially offset by gains in financial stocks.
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Asian Markets Trade Mostly Higher
Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Thursday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain optimistic the US Fed will cut interest rates at their next meeting in September. They also remain cautious ahead of the release of key US economic data later in the week, including second quarter GDP and the Fed's preferred readings on consumer price inflation.
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Sensex, Nifty Set To Open Lower As New U.S. Tariffs Take Effect
Indian shares may open on a weak note on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods came into effect on Wednesday.
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