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FTSE 100 Rises As GDP Beats Forecasts
(RTTNews) - U.K stocks rose notably on Friday as data showed the British economy unexpectedly grew in November.
GDP grew 0.1 percent in the month as food and drink businesses benefited from the FIFA World Cup.
The benchmark FTSE 100 climbed 47 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,838 after climbing 0.9 percent in the previous session.
Miners extended recent gains, with Antofagasta and Glencore rising about 2 percent each after China's exports and imports figures came in above forecasts.
Banks Standard Chartered and HSBC Holdings rallied 1-2 percent.
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey rose half a percent after saying it is planning job cuts to keep a lid on costs.
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Yen Rises Amid Risk-off Mood
The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the European on Tuesday, as European stocks traded lower as investors assessed the latest batch of earnings and awaited upcoming Fed and BoE meetings.
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Australian Dollar Falls On Weak Chinese PMI Data
The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, after China's service sector grew at the slowest pace in seven months in April as disruptions to goods trade amid fresh tariffs negatively impacted new work of some service providers.
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Sensex, Nifty End Modestly Lower; Pharma Stocks Lead Losses On Tariff Worries
Indian shares ended modestly lower on Tuesday, as Middle East tensions intensified and U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff order on movies along with plans to cut reliance on foreign-made medicines reignited concerns about the potential fallout of a global trade war.
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CAC 40 Down Nearly 1%
French stocks are exhibiting weakness on Tuesday as continued contraction in the nation's services sector activity, and global trade tensions weigh on sentiment.
Investors are awaiting the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement, due on Wednesday.
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Yen Rises Against Majors
The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the European on Tuesday.
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DAX Down As Stocks Fall Amid Fresh Political Developments
German stocks are down sharply on Tuesday with investors reacting to the first round of voting in the nation's Parliament Election. The failure of Conservative leader Friedrich Merz to secure the required parliamentary majority to become chancellor has dealt a big blow to his coalition with center-left Social Democrats.
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Australian Dollar Falls Against Majors
The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday.
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European Shares Decline As Germany's Merz Fails To Be Elected Chancellor
European stocks were broadly lower on Tuesday as investors assessed the latest batch of earnings and awaited upcoming Fed and BoE meetings.
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