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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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Walmart To Cut 1,500 Corporate Jobs In Cost-cutting Efforts
Amid a challenging retail environment, due to fierce competition along with ongoing tariff issues, retail behemoth Walmart Inc. is planning to cut around 1,500 corporate jobs in the United States as part of its restructuring, media reported citing a memo.
The multinational chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores' efforts to simplify its operations...
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German Ifo Business Sentiment Strengthens; Composite PMI Falls
German business confidence strengthened in May as companies became less concerned about uncertainties regarding trade tariffs, a closely watched survey showed Thursday. The Purchasing Managers' survey compiled by S&P Global today showed that the German private sector activity contracted the most in five months in May due to a deepening downturn in the service sector.
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European Shares Drift Lower With US Debt Concerns, PMI Data In Focus
European stocks traded lower on Thursday as investors reacted to a U.S. Treasury sell-off, mixed regional data and some disappointing earnings.
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Indian Rupee Falls To Near 1-1/2-month Low Against U.S. Dollar
The Indian rupee weakened against the U.S. dollar in the European session on Thursday.
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Asian Shares Follow Wall Street Lower As Treasury Yields Spike
Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Thursday after longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest in 18 months on concerns that a new budget proposal could swell the country's federal deficit.
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Antipodean Currencies Fall, Yen Gains Amid Risk-off Sentiment
The Antipodean currencies such as the Australia and the New Zealand dollars weakened against their major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday on increased risk-off sentiment, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, amid rising treasury yields on concerns about the fiscal impact of a new U.S. tax bill on the country's deficit. The lack of clear progress on new trade deals is also weighing on the markets.
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European Shares To Open On Soft Note As US Debt Concerns Mount
European stocks may open on a sluggish note Thursday as investors react to U.S. deficit concerns and budget debates.
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European Economic News Preview: Eurozone Flash PMI Data Due
Flash purchasing managers' survey results from the major euro area economies and business sentiment from Germany and France are due on Thursday, headlining a hectic day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics publishes UK public sector finance data for April. The budget deficit is forecast to rise to GBP 18 billion from GBP 16.4 billion in March.
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