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FTSE 100 Declines As Commodity Stocks Drag
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks fell on Monday as lower commodity prices amid worries about slowing global growth weighed on commodity stocks.
Meanwhile, U.K. house price growth eased in April, Rightmove said in a report.
On a monthly basis, average asking prices rose by 0.2 percent, down from 0.8 percent growth in March and the average of 1.2 percent growth at this time of year.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 9 points, or 0.1 percent, at 7,904 after closing 0.2 percent higher on Friday.
Oil & gas firm BP Plc dropped 0.7 percent and Shell declined about 1 percent as oil prices fell over 1 percent on concerns about fuel demand.
In the mining sector, Glencore lost 1.2 percent and Anglo American was little changed.
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The Swiss franc weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Monday.
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Australian Market Slashes Early Losses In Mid-market
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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, as a temporary tariff truce materialized between the U.S. and China wherein China agreed to buy more U.S. energy. This gave fresh optimism about smooth trade relations between the two major oil consumers of the world. Asian markets closed mixed on Friday.
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