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...Gandhi has recently emerged as a leading potential rival to Modi after completing a widely followed pan-India trek and delivering a scathing speech in parliament on alleged links between the prime minister...
...Google, together with Facebook, has backed a 13,000-kilometre high-capacity subsea cable between the US, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines known as the Pacific Light Cable network....
...Futures tracking the Stoxx 600 index dropped 3.3 per cent on Tuesday, suggesting the pan-European gauge would fall sharply after a 1.6 per cent fall on Monday....
...Disney would consolidate its position as the world’s largest media company, adding Fox’s 39 per cent stake in Sky, the pan-European broadcaster, and the 20th Century Fox movie studio to a vast portfolio...
...“I am not hopeful for another record high without any fresh catalyst, but the post-election glow is expected to keep it supported,” Ms Pan said....
...The Nasdaq Composite also closed at a record high, while the pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3 per cent to its best finish in more than a month....
...That view “is expected to provide some breathing space for regional bourses to edge higher in the day”, according to Singapore-based IG market strategist Jingyi Pan....
...“Hong Kong markets had its run last week and with the mixed leads we have had over the weekend, it is no surprise seeing it taking a breather on a light Monday,” IG markets strategist Jingyi Pan said....
...Major Asia Pacific stock markets were holding largely steady on Friday ahead of a major national holiday in China next week....
...The pan-European Stoxx 600 index is down 0.1 per cent with banks firm but energy groups soft as oil prices hold near two week lows on persistent oversupply concerns....
...But we’ll see how that pans out, as futures for the S&P 500 are already pointing to a 0.5 per cent drop later today. Today’s economic calendar is light, thankfully....
...The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 climbed 2.1 per cent, with bourses in Germany and France both climbing more than 2 per cent. Meanwhile, stocks in China and Japan logged sharp rallies....
...The pan-European Stoxx 600 is starting the week with a 1.3 per cent loss, with resources groups under pressure as the broad market fretting sees industrial commodities come under the cosh....
...After a weak Asia-Pacific equity session, the pan-European Stoxx 600 is down 0.3 per cent and US index futures indicate the S&P 500 will hold at 2,165, writes Jamie Chisholm....
...The pan-European Stoxx 600, which had rebounded more than 10 per cent from the post-Brexit low hit on June 27, is up another 0.3 per cent as resources stocks are supported by a firm showing for base metals...
...Not surprisingly, energy stocks enjoyed strong gains on both sides of the Atlantic, helping the pan-European Stoxx 600 equity index gain 0.3 per cent....
...Everyone think happy thoughts – the Bank of Peter Pan holds its policy meeting today. Markets were caught off guard when on January 29, the Bank of Japan cut interest rates into negative territory....
...After Tokyo led a solid rebound in Asian equities, the pan-European Stoxx 600 is opening with a 1.2 per cent advance as the mining sector adds 3 per cent, writes Jamie Chisholm....
...The resources-sensitive S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney rose 0.7 per cent, helping the Asia-Pacific region add 0.8 per cent....
...The pan-European Stoxx 600 equity index is up 0.5 at the open after the FTSE Asia-Pacific index shed 0.5 per cent....
...The pan-European Stoxx 600 is up 0.1 per cent after the FTSE Asia-Pacific index rose 0.9 per cent and US futures suggest the S&P 500 will add 4 points to 2,046....
...The pan-European Stoxx 600 equity index closed 0.2 per cent higher after the FTSE Asia Pacific index shed 0.2 per cent. In New York the S&P 500 added 0.2 per cent to 2,091.70....
...Across the Atlantic, the pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index fell 0.6 per cent after rebounding 5 per cent over Thursday and Friday....
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