CAC 40 Edges Higher In Cautious Trade

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CAC 40 Edges Higher In Cautious Trade

(RTTNews) - French stocks opened on a positive note Monday after comments from several Federal Reserve officials last week suggested the U.S. central bank is set to slow the pace of its interest rate increases going forward.

Investors were also reacting to data showing that air travel in China has returned to January 2019 levels ahead of the important Lunar New Year holidays.

The benchmark CAC 40 was up 0.2 percent at 7,012 after rising 0.6 percent on Friday. Aerospace major Airbus SE was modestly higher. The company is planning to spin off its Zephyr, a series of solar powered high-altitude surveillance and communications drone program, with the intention of creating a standalone telecoms and earth observation business that will start commercial operations by the end of next year, Financial Times reported.

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Additional Upside Seen For Singapore Stock Market

Additional Upside Seen For Singapore Stock Market

The Singapore stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, advancing almost 40 points or 1.1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,845-point plateau and it's likely to open to the upside again on Monday.
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Malaysia Stock Market May Extend Winning Streak

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Canadian Market Up Firmly In Positive Territory

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