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Weaker pound, retail stocks boosts FTSE 100; Mid-caps end best day in two-weeks;
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Solid earnings boost European stocks as ECB stands pat
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FTSE 100 rises on miners, industrials boost; Rentokil Initial slumps
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European shares extend gains on upbeat Nestle, Volvo earnings
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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 22
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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on April 22
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FTSE 100 ends higher on AstraZeneca, oil stock boost; Just Eat Takeaway slumps
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European shares rebound on strong earnings, M&A speculation boosts Hugo Boss
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FTSE 100 rises on boost from BP, Shell; Just Eat Takeaway slumps
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European stocks bounce back as ASML outlook lifts tech sector
Published at 21/04/2021 at 08:20
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FOREX-U.S. dollar perks up after ECB policy talk cools euro
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FOREX-Euro and U.S. dollar waffle as markets weigh ECB policy talk
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FOREX-Euro inches higher ahead of ECB meeting, dollar languishes
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FOREX-Euro tiptoes higher ahead of ECB meeting
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FOREX-Dollar near multi-week lows as yield support fades, euro eyes ECB
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FOREX-Dollar loses bond yield support, euro looks to ECB for inspiration
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FOREX-Dollar stalls as yield gains slow, focus shifts to ECB
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FOREX-U.S. dollar losses bounce after Canada tips toward higher rates
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FOREX-U.S. dollar losses bounce after Canada tips toward higher rates
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FOREX-Dollar firm as COVID-19 resurgence dampens risk appetite
Published at 21/04/2021 at 15:25
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Oil steady as Libya output decline offsets risks to Asian demand
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PRECIOUS-Gold slips 1% as stronger U.S. dollar weighs
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PRECIOUS-Gold slips from 2-month peak, palladium holds near record high
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PRECIOUS-Gold nears $1,800 level as U.S. dollar, yields lose ground
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Oil falls 3rd day on U.S. stock build, surging COVID-19 cases
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PRECIOUS-Gold hovers near eight-week high on easing U.S. dollar, yields
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Oil prices drop 2% on U.S. crude build, COVID-19 surge in India
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PRECIOUS-Supply woes push palladium to record high, gold up more than 1%
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PRECIOUS-Gold gains as easing U.S. Treasury yields boost appeal
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PRECIOUS-Gold gains as softer U.S. dollar, yields lift appeal
Published at 21/04/2021 at 08:11
PRECIOUS-Gold recovers from 9-month low, but higher yields weigh
March 4 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged up on Thursday to recover from a near nine-month low hit in the previous session, although higher U.S. Treasury yields continued to weigh on the non-yielding bullion's appeal.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,714.27 per ounce by 0051 GMT, having dropped to their lowest since June 9 at $1,701.40 on Wednesday. U.S. gold futures dipped 0.2% to $1,712.80.
* Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields held near 1.5%, increasing the opportunity cost of holding bullion, which pays no returns.
* The U.S. economic recovery continued at a modest pace over the first weeks of this year, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday.
* Chicago Fed President Charles Evans on Wednesday said he sees the recent rapid rise in bond yields as mostly reflecting improvements in the economy.
* U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in February, suggesting the labor market was continuing to struggle.
* The U.S. Senate delayed the start of debate on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill until at least Thursday.
* Investors now await Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech before a virtual Wall Street Journal Jobs Summit at 1705 GMT, for clues on the outlook of the central bank's monetary policy.
* Perth Mint's gold sales surged in February to their highest in at least nine years, while silver sales also jumped, the refiner said in a blog post on Wednesday.
* Holdings of the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust fell 0.4% to 1,082.38 tonnes on Wednesday.
* Silver rose 0.4% to $26.18 an ounce, while palladium eased 0.3% at $2,347.52. Platinum shed 0.5% to $1,161.50.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT) 1000 EU Unemployment Rate Jan 1330 US Initial Jobless Clm Weekly 1500 US Factory Orders MM Jan 1705 US Fed Chair Jerome Powell participates in conversation on the U.S. economy before virtual Wall Street Journal Jobs Summit
(Reporting by Sumita Layek in Bengaluru, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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