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FTSE 100 Little Changed As Commodity Stocks Drag
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were little changed on Wednesday as energy stocks fell after a sharp decline in oil prices overnight.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was marginally higher at 7,563 after climbing 1.4 percent in the previous session.
Oil & gas firm BP Plc lost 3 percent and Shell declined 2.7 percent as oil prices fell nearly 2 percent in European trade, after having fallen more than 4 percent in the U.S. trading session amid a deteriorating fuel demand outlook in China.
Miners Anglo American and Antofagasta both fell around 1 percent while commodity trading and mining firm Glencore lost nearly 5 percent.
Banks HSBC Holdings and Barclays rose around 1 percent each on expectations that they would benefit from higher interest rates.
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Yen Falls Amid Risk-on Mood
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday as Asian stock markets traded higher, amid expectations of the three-year-plus war between Russia and Ukraine ending soon, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he and Russian President Putin discussed land transfers and security guarantees for Ukraine and had "largely agreed".
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Yen Falls Against Majors
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday.
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European stocks are seen opening a tad higher on Monday as hope prevails for a swift resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Sensex, Nifty Rally As Automakers Surge On Modi's Big GST Reform Push
Indian shares opened on a buoyant note on Monday after S&P Global Ratings upgraded India's sovereign ratings and Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised next generational GST reforms by Diwali, which will bring down the tax burden on consumers as well as MSMEs.
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Australian Market Trims Early Losses In Mid-market
The Australian stock market is trimming its early losses in choppy mid-market trading on Monday, after opening in the red and briefly treading in to the green, reversing some of the gains in the previous two sessions, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is staying above the 8,900.00 level, with weakness in mining and energy stocks.
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Asian Markets Trade Mostly Higher
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday, amid expectations of the three-year-plus war between Russia and Ukraine ending soon, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he and Russian President Putin discussed land transfers and security guarantees for Ukraine, and had "largely agreed". Asian markets closed mostly higher on Friday.
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Sensex, Nifty Seen Higher On Proposed GST Reforms Push
Indian shares look set to open on a positive note Monday after S&P Global Ratings upgraded India's sovereign ratings, citing buoyant economic growth, enhanced monetary policy conditions and the government's fiscal consolidation commitment.
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Thai Shares May Tick Lower Again On Monday
The Thai stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, slipping almost 20 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,260-point plateau and it figures to remain rangebound again on Monday.
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