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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 4
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European stocks muted as rise in yields, inflation bets curb initial gains
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Banks, homebuilders shine as British shares rally on budget boost
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European stocks rally, FTSE jumps 1% ahead of budget
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Commodity, bank stocks lift UK shares higher ahead of budget
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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 3
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European shares end higher as commodity majors reverse losses
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FTSE 100 ends higher ahead of budget announcement, midcaps shunned
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Energy, mining stocks drag down FTSE 100
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Weak commodity prices weigh on European shares
Published at 02/03/2021 at 08:16
Forex News
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FOREX-Dollar holds nerve before Powell, Aussie and kiwi rise again
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FOREX-Dollar bides time, looks to Powell for inspiration
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FOREX-Dollar on the front foot as focus shifts to Powell
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FOREX-Dollar gains with yields, U.S. growth seen likely to outperform
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FOREX-Dollar gains as U.S. growth seen likely to outperform
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FOREX-Dollar slips as bond yields drop and investor sentiment strengthens
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FOREX-Dollar slips as bond yields drop and investor sentiment strengthens
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FOREX-Dollar on defensive as risk sentiment recovers amid retreat in U.S. yields; Aussie gains
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FOREX-Dollar on defensive as risk sentiment recovers amid retreat in U.S. yields; Aussie gains
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FOREX-Dollar dips, Aussie gains on improving risk sentiment
Published at 02/03/2021 at 20:43
Market News
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Japan's Nikkei hits 1-month low as U.S. futures slump
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Bond scares spook world shares, investors look to Powell
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Oil extends gains on prospect of OPEC+ sticking with supply cuts
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average closes down 2.13 pct
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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 4
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Rising bond yields spook world shares as investors look to Powell
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REFILE-Oil prices firm on prospect of OPEC+ maintaining supply cuts, drop in U.S. inventories
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average falls 2.06 pct
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PRECIOUS-Firm U.S. yields keep gold pinned near 9-month low
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Japanese shares follow Nasdaq lower; SoftBank, Fast Retailing top drags
Published at 04/03/2021 at 02:49
UPDATE 2-UK stocks under pressure from weak data on the economy
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22/01/2021 at 17:12
(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window)
* PMI spirals down in January
* UK retail sales down more than expected
* Cineworld down as Bond movie rescheduled
* FTSE 100 sheds 0.3%, FTSE 250 off 1.0%
(Updates to market close, adds analyst comments)
By Shivani Kumaresan
Jan 22 (Reuters) - London-listed shares fell on Friday as data showed UK business activity declined sharply in January due to severe curbs imposed to stem coronavirus infections, while a dip in oil and copper prices hit energy and mining stocks.
A preliminary IHS Markit/CIPS composite Purchasing Managers' index (PMI) fell to 40.6 in January, down from 50.4 in December, with services companies in Britain hit the hardest.
"The longer these lockdowns continue, the more painful it will be and the more longer-term the damage will become," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA.
Another set of data showed British retailers struggled to recover in December from a lockdown the previous month, marking a weak end to their worst year on record.
The domestically focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index shed 1%, while the FTSE 100 index fell 0.3%, marking its second straight week of losses.
A slide in the pound checked losses in the exporter-heavy FTSE 100, but oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell
and miner Anglo American Plc were under pressure from weakness in commodity prices due to worries that new pandemic restrictions in China would curb demand.
The FTSE 100 has recorded consistent monthly gains since November, supported by hopes of a vaccine-led recovery, but it has recently underperformed its U.S. and European peers, which have been boosted by hopes of more U.S. stimulus.
Meanwhile, the number of new COVID-19 infections in Britain is estimated to be shrinking by as much as 4% a day, a sharp reversal in the trajectory of the pandemic.
In company news, cinema chain Cineworld Plc fell 4.7%, after the global release of the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" was postponed to October from April.
(Reporting by Shivani Kumaresan in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich, Shailesh Kuber and Jane Merriman)
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