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CAC 40 Edges Higher As Business Activity Improves
(RTTNews) - French stocks were slightly higher on Friday after a survey showed business activity in the country grew more than expected in April.
The flash reading for the April composite PMI - which comprises both the services and manufacturing sectors - rose to 53.8 points from 52.7 points in March. Economists had forecast the reading to remain unchanged at 52.7.
The manufacturing PMI fell to 45.50 from 47.30 in March while the services PMI improved to 56.30 from 53.90 in March.
The benchmark CAC 40 was up 15 points, or 0.2 percent, at 7,553 after closing 0.1 percent lower the previous day.
The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in nearly two months amid bets that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates in May.
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Win Streak May End For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, climbing almost 1,250 points or 4.9 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 26,200-point plateau although it may run out of steam on Thursday.
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The China stock market ticked higher again on Wednesday, one day after ending the two-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 60 points or 1.6 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just above the 3,810-point plateau although it may hand back those gains on Thursday.
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The Taiwan stock market has tracked higher in six straight sessions, collecting more than 1,170 points or 4.7 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 25,200-point plateau although it's overdue for profit taking on Thursday.
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Producer prices in Japan were down 0.2 percent on month in August, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday.
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The Singapore stock market rebounded on Wednesday, one day after halting the three-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 20 points or 0.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just shy of the 4,350-point plateau although it may tick lower again on Thursday.
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The Malaysia stock market has ticked higher in three straight sessions, collecting more than a dozen points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,590-point plateau although it may spin its wheels on Thursday.
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The Japanese stock market rebounded on Wednesday, one day after snapping the three-day winning streak in which it had surged more than 1,700 points or 3.9 percent. The Nikkei 225 now sits just beneath the 43,840-point plateau although it may head south again on Thursday.
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