Global stocks rose at the end of a week that saw an interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve and dramatic swings in crude prices after an attack on production facilities in Saudi Arabia. Futures on the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both rose 0.2%. The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3% in afternoon trade.
- Wall Street dropped on Friday, and also finished the week lower, after a Chinese agriculture delegation canceled a planned visit to Montana, dampening optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. The delegates, who had been set to visit U.S. farm states next week, will return to China sooner than originally scheduled, the Montana Farm Bureau said.
Global stocks rose at the end of a week that saw an interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve and dramatic swings in crude prices after an attack on production facilities in Saudi Arabia. Futures on the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both rose 0.2%. The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4% in late-morning trade.
* LNG buyers have better chances to get what they want. * Increased spot purchases and short-term contracts. * Not directly affected by rising tension in Middle East. By Yuka Obayashi.
--Asian, European stocks edge up. Global stocks rose at the end of a week that saw an interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve and dramatic swings in crude prices after an attack on production facilities in Saudi Arabia. The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.1% in morning trade.
--Asian, European stocks edge up. Global stocks rose at the end of a week that saw an interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve and dramatic swings in crude prices after an attack on production facilities in Saudi Arabia. The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in opening trade.
* Share prices near this year's peak in many markets. * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. * Sterling rises after Juncker's comments on Brexit. * China cuts new 1-year lending benchmark rate by 5 bps. * European stocks seen down slightly. By Hideyuki Sano.
* Share prices near this year's peak in many markets. * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. * Sterling rises after Juncker's comments on Brexit. * China cuts new 1-year lending benchmark rate by 5 bps. By Hideyuki Sano.
Gold prices inched higher on Friday on a softer dollar and caution about Sino-U.S. trade talks, while investors looked for clarity on the future path of U.S. interest rates. FUNDAMENTALS. * Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,501.35 per ounce, as of 0142 GMT, adding nearly 1% so far this week in what would be its first weekly gain in four. * U.S. gold futures were up 0.2% at $1,509.2 per ounce.
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