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FTSE 100 Declines As Financials And Energy Stocks Drag
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were moving lower on Friday as the pound sterling held gains and investors awaited the latest U.S. labor market statistics for directional cues.
The benchmark FTSE 100 dropped 28 points, or 0.4 percent, to 7,531 after declining 0.2 percent on Thursday.
Financials declined, with Standard Chartered and HSBC Holdings falling around 1 percent each.
Energy stocks succumbed to selling pressure after recent gains.
BP Plc lost 2.5 percent and Shell gave up 1.60 percent after the release of troubling U.S. manufacturing data and amid uncertainty over the outcome of Sunday's OPEC+ meeting.
Wizz Air Holdings gained nearly 2 percent after reporting a 70 percent rise in passenger traffic figures for November.
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European Shares May Struggle At Open
European stocks are seen opening little changed on Wednesday, with U.S. fiscal concerns, geopolitical tensions and the Fed outlook likely to be in focus.
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Consumer price data from the UK is the only major report due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics publishes UK consumer prices for April. Consumer price inflation is forecast to rise to 3.3 percent from 2.6 percent in March.
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Swiss Franc Rises Against Majors
The Swiss franc strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday.
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U.S. Dollar Falls Against Majors
The U.S. dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday.
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Sensex, Nifty Marginally Higher In Lackluster Trade
Indian shares were modestly higher in early trade on Wednesday, after having suffered heavy losses in the previous session amid rising geopolitical tensions, growing concerns over U.S. debt and a spike in Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia.
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Australian Market Extends Early Gains In Mid-market
The Australian stock market is extending its early gains in mid-market moves on Wednesday, adding the gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 staying just below the 8,400 level, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in mining, financial and energy stocks partially offset by weakness in technology stocks.
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Asian Markets Mostly Higher
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Wednesday, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as some traders are still looking to cash in on the strong upside in the markets seen over the past several weeks. Major currencies in the region have also strengthened against the US dollar. Asian markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday.
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Sensex, Nifty Set For Muted Start
Indian shares look set to open a tad higher on Wednesday, tracking firm cues from other Asian markets.
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