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DAX Holds Steady Ahead Of Fed Decision
(RTTNews) - German stocks were steady on Wednesday as investors reacted to mixed manufacturing data from China and awaited the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision later in the day for direction.
The benchmark DAX was up 0.1 percent at 15,144 after ending marginally higher the previous day.
Hannover Re shares slumped 4.3 percent. In order to take account of the growth in the property and casualty reinsurance portfolio and the increased loss expectation from natural catastrophes, the reinsurer has increased its net major-loss budget for 2023 to 1.725 billion euros.
Software AG plunged 13 percent. The company reported that, on an organic basis, EBIT was 43.1 million euros in the fourth quarter compared to 32.2 million euros, prior year.
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China Keeps Key Interest Rates Unchanged
China maintained its benchmark interest rates for the seventh straight month, as widely expected, on Monday. The People's Bank of China left its one-year loan prime rate unchanged at 3.0 percent on Monday. Likewise, the five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage rates, was retained at 3.50 percent. The bank had reduced its both LPRs by quarter points in October 2024.
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Australian Dollar Rises Against Majors
The Australian dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday.
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Australian Market Extends Early Gains In Mid-market
The Australian stock market is extending its early gains in mid-market trading on Monday, adding to the gains in the previous two sessions, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is moving well above the 8,650.00 level, with gains across most other sectors led by mining and technology stocks.
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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, boosted by sharp gains in technology shares which mirrored their peers on the tech-heavy Nasdaq amid solid earnings news and easing concerns of a tech bubble. Optimism about more monetary easing by the US Fed following soft inflation data continues to lift the markets.
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Indian Shares Likely To Open On Firm Note
Fairly strong GIFT Nifty and firm Asian markets indicate a positive start for Indian shares on Monday.
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Thai Shares Tipped To Move Higher On Monday
The Thai stock market of Friday ended the three-day losing streak in which it had stumbled more than 20 points or 1.8 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,250-point plateau and it's expected to open to the upside again on Monday.
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Indonesia Bourse Poised To Snap Losing Streak
The Indonesia stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, shedding almost 80 points or 0.9 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 8,610-point plateau although it's due for support on Monday.
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Japanese Market Sharply Higher
The Japanese stock market is trading sharply 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 above the 50,400 level, with gains across most sectors led by index heavyweights, financial and technology stocks.
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