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FTSE 100 Little Changed As Commodity Stocks Drag
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were little changed on Wednesday as energy stocks fell after a sharp decline in oil prices overnight.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was marginally higher at 7,563 after climbing 1.4 percent in the previous session.
Oil & gas firm BP Plc lost 3 percent and Shell declined 2.7 percent as oil prices fell nearly 2 percent in European trade, after having fallen more than 4 percent in the U.S. trading session amid a deteriorating fuel demand outlook in China.
Miners Anglo American and Antofagasta both fell around 1 percent while commodity trading and mining firm Glencore lost nearly 5 percent.
Banks HSBC Holdings and Barclays rose around 1 percent each on expectations that they would benefit from higher interest rates.
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Taiwan Shares Poised To Rebound On Monday
The Taiwan stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, sinking more than 60 points or 0.2 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 28,230-point plateau although it may find traction on Monday.
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Singapore Bourse May Snap Losing Streak
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sinking more than 20 points or 0.5 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 4,430-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Monday.
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Little Movement Seen For Malaysia Stock Market
The Malaysia stock market turned lower again on Friday, one day after ending the two-day slide in which it had slipped almost 7 point or 0.5 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just shy of the 1,610-point plateau and it figures to remain in that neighborhood again on Monday.
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Australia Manufacturing PMI Slips Into Contraction - S&P Global
The manufacturing sector in Australia fell into contraction territory in October, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on Monday with a Performance of Manufacturing Index score of 49.7.
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New Zealand Building Permits Jump 7.2% In September
The total number of building permits issued in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 7.2 percent on month in September, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday - coming in at 3,747.
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Tech Shares May Boost South Korea Stock Market
The South Korea stock market has tracked higher in three straight sessions, advancing almost 100 points or 2.5 percent in that span. Now at another fresh record closing high, the KOSPI sits just above the 4,100-point plateau and it may tick higher again on Monday.
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Australia Building Approval Data Due On Monday
Australia will on Monday release September figures for building approvals, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In August, approvals were down 6.0 percent on month and 1.2 percent on year.
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Canadian Dollar Drops Against Most Majors
The Canadian dollar fell against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Friday.
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