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DAX Little Changed In Lackluster Trade
(RTTNews) - German stocks were little changed on Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and lingering uncertainty over the prospects of early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.
On a light day on the economic front, the release of the latest ECB meeting minutes will be in focus later today.
The benchmark DAX was marginally higher at 16,440 after declining 0.8 percent in the previous session.
Banks traded higher, with Commerzbank rising more than 1 percent.
Siemens Energy and Rheinmetall were up more than 1 percent each.
Asian markets ended on a mixed note earlier today, with Chinese stocks seeing much volatility due to concerns about slowing growth.
U.S. stock futures were seeing modest gains.
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Win Streak May End For Singapore Stock Market
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The Malaysia stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had picked up almost 15 points or 0.9 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,590-point plateau and the losses may accelerate on Thursday.
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New Zealand Has NZ$578 Million Trade Deficit
New Zealand posted a merchandise trade deficit of NZ$578 million in July, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday.
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The manufacturing sector in Australia continued to expand in August, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed on Thursday with a manufacturing PMI score of 52.9.
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