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FTSE 100 Marginally Higher As Energy Stocks Surge
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were marginally higher on Wednesday, with energy stocks leading the surge as oil extended an overnight rally on concerns that Middle East tensions could escalate and potentially disrupt crude output from the region.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 9 points, or 0.1 percent, at 8,286 after rising half a percent on Tuesday.
Energy giant BP Plc and peer Shell both jumped around 2.5 percent.
JD Sports slumped 5 percent despite the sportswear retail chain reporting record sales in the 26 weeks to August and reaffirming its FY25 guidance.
Wizz Air Holdings plummeted 6 percent after the airline reported a drop in load factors over the course of September.
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Lower Open Called For Hong Kong Stock Market
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Australian Market Notably Lower
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China Shares May Take Further Damage On Wednesday
The China stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the three-day winning streak in which it had improved more than 75 points or 2 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just shy of the 3,860-point plateau and the losses may accelerate on Wednesday.
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Taiwan Bourse May Extend Losing Streak
The Taiwan stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, slumping more than 500 points or 2 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 24,000-point plateau and it may take further damage on Wednesday.
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Singapore Shares: Resistance Expected At 4,300 Points
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