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CAC 40 Edges Higher On Hopes Of Easing Fed Policy
(RTTNews) - French stocks were seeing modest gains on Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could slow its pace of interest rate hikes early next year.
Investors also braced for a busy week of earnings and a key interest rate decision from the European Central Bank on Thursday, with economists expecting another 75-point rate hike.
The benchmark CAC 40 was up 19 points, or 0.3 percent, at 6,054 after losing 0.9 percent on Friday.
Banks BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale were up between half a percent and 1.2 percent.
Imerys, which specializes in the production and processing of industrial minerals, surged 4.3 percent after saying it wants to become the leading supplier of lithium in Europe.
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TSX Settles Lower As Trade Tensions Resurface
Despite hitting record highs earlier in the week, the Canadian market ended weak for a second straight day as trade tensions weighed on sentiment, prompting investors to tread cautiously on Friday.
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Crude Oil Prices Slip On Friday
Crude suffered a weekly loss of more than 1 percent due to uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and their likely impact on global growth and fuel demand.
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Pound Drops As Trade Tensions Renew
The pound fell against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as trade tensions escalated after the U.S. President accused China of violating trade agreement reached earlier this month.
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Weighed Down By Tariff Uncertainty, Gold Slides
The swift changes in successive US court rulings on tariffs and a softer inflation report caused a slide in gold price on Friday.
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Swiss Market Ends Modestly Higher
Save for a few minutes at the start when it stayed a bit weak, the Switzerland market remained positive on Friday, and despite coming off the day's high hit around noon, ended the session modestly higher.
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Major European Markets Close Slightly Higher
Despite uncertainty surrounding Trump administration's tariff plans, The major European markets mostly closed higher on Friday.
Trade tensions escalated after the U.S. President accused China of violating trade agreement reached earlier this month, but investors picked up stocks amid expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank.
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Canadian Market Modestly Lower, Looks Headed For Another Weak Close
The Canadian market is exhibiting weakness on Friday, weighed down by losses in energy, healthcare and technology sectors. Amid renewed concerns about a global trade war, the mood in the market remains cautious.
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U.S. Stocks Broadly Lower In Cautious Trade
U.S. stocks are turning in a weak performance on Friday amid renewed concerns over trade tensions, and a batch of mixed economic data.
The major averages all are down in negative territory, with the tech-laden Nasdaq underperforming.
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