FTSE 100 Moderately Higher As Stocks Recover From Recent Losses

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(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks are up after six successive days of declines, with shares from the mining sector contributing significantly to the gains Wednesday morning.

Optimism over a ceasefire in Ukraine is aiding sentiment. Meanwhile, the U.S. has decided to resume intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine after Kyiv said it would support the Trump administration's proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia.

Kyiv has reportedly agreed to a US-proposal for an "immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire" if Russia agrees to the terms.

"A while ago, Ukraine has agreed to the ceasefire. Now we go to Russia and hopefully President Putin will agree to it also," U.S. President Trump said soon after the Jeddah announcement.

On the tariff front, the UK government has decided not to retaliate against tariffs imposed by the U.S. on metals, and has reaffirmed its commitment to US trade talks.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 44.56 points or 0.52% at 8,540.55 a little while ago.

Melrose Industries is up with a strong gain of 7.2%. Fresnillo is gaining 3.6%, while Entain, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Informa, Anglo American Plc, 3i Group and Barclays Group are up 2 to 3%.

Intermediate Capital, Standard Chartered, Antofagasta, AstraZeneca, Airtel Africa, Aviva, Weir Group, Beazley, Halma, Diploma, Spirax Sarco, Smiths, Scottish Mortgage, Natwest Group, Coca-Cola, Endeavour Mining and Lloyds Banking are up 1 to 1.8%.

Persimmon, IAG, Associated British Foods, JD Sports Fashion, Auto Trader Group, Hiscox and BT Group are down 2 to 4%.

Sainsbury (J), Smith & Nephew, Next, Severn Trent, Berkeley Group Holdings, Frasers Group, LondonMetric Property, Marks & Spencer, Barratt Redrow and BAE Systems are down 1 to 1.7%.

Australian Market Slashes Early Gains In Mid-market

The Australian stock market is slashing its early gains in mid-market trading on Monday, recouping the losses in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is moving up to near the 9,000.00 mark, with gains across most sectors led by mining and technology stocks. Financial stocks were the only weak spot.

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Asian Markets Track Wall Street Higher

Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, on an improved outlook for interest rates after US Fed Chair Jerome Powell's dovish comments at the conference in Jackson Hole on Friday. Powell said economic risks are 'shifting' and a rate cut may be warranted. Asian markets closed mixed on Friday.

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Sensex, Nifty Seen Higher On Dovish Fed Comments

Indian shares are seen opening higher on Monday as traders react to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's dovish comments at the conference in Jackson Hole.

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Thai Shares Tipped To Open To The Upside On Monday

The Thai stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day losing streak in which it had slumped more than 40 points or 3.5 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,250-point plateau and it's poised to extend its gains on Monday.

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Japanese Market Notably Higher

The Japanese stock market is trading notably higher on Monday, extending the gains in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 moving well above the 42,850 level, with gains across most sectors led by index heavyweights and technology stocks.

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Indonesia Stock Market May End Losing Streak On Monday

The Indonesia stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, slipping almost 85 points or 1.1 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just shy of the 7,860-point plateau although it's likely to stop the bleeding on Monday.

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Australian Market Notably Higher

The Australian stock market is notably higher on Monday, recouping the losses in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is moving well above the 9,000.00 mark, with gains across most sectors led by mining and technology stocks. Financial stocks were the only weal spot.

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Hong Kong Shares Tipped To Open In The Green

The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day losing streak in which it had fallen more than 480 points or 1.7 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 25,340-point plateau and it's expected to open higher again on Monday.

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