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FTSE 100 Declines As Commodity Stocks Drag
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks fell on Monday as lower commodity prices amid worries about slowing global growth weighed on commodity stocks.
Meanwhile, U.K. house price growth eased in April, Rightmove said in a report.
On a monthly basis, average asking prices rose by 0.2 percent, down from 0.8 percent growth in March and the average of 1.2 percent growth at this time of year.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 9 points, or 0.1 percent, at 7,904 after closing 0.2 percent higher on Friday.
Oil & gas firm BP Plc dropped 0.7 percent and Shell declined about 1 percent as oil prices fell over 1 percent on concerns about fuel demand.
In the mining sector, Glencore lost 1.2 percent and Anglo American was little changed.
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The manufacturing sector in Vietnam continued to expand in October, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on Monday with a manufacturing PMI score of 54.5.
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Philippines Manufacturing Sector Inches Into Expansion - S&P Global
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Singapore Bourse May Snap Losing Streak
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sinking more than 20 points or 0.5 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 4,430-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Monday.
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Little Movement Seen For Malaysia Stock Market
The Malaysia stock market turned lower again on Friday, one day after ending the two-day slide in which it had slipped almost 7 point or 0.5 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just shy of the 1,610-point plateau and it figures to remain in that neighborhood again on Monday.
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Australia Manufacturing PMI Slips Into Contraction - S&P Global
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New Zealand Building Permits Jump 7.2% In September
The total number of building permits issued in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 7.2 percent on month in September, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday - coming in at 3,747.
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