* Unilever (UL) dips, says it won't raise GSK bid. * German Dec. producer prices log record rise. * Oil stocks come off near two-year high. By Anisha Sircar and Ambar Warrick. European shares ended higher on Thursday with travel stocks leading gains after Ryanair expressed confidence in a recovery this year, while bond yields retreated from recent peaks, taking some pressure off equities.
* Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe gain. * Crude oil prices initially slip then regain 2014 highs. * China stocks gain after cut in benchmark mortgage rates. * Risk of Russia-Ukraine flare up could weigh on markets -ING. By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones.
Benchmark German bond yields fell for the first time in five sessions and moved below 0% on Thursday as money markets slightly pulled back their bets on rate hikes and the European Central Bank appeared divided on the inflation outlook. After rising as high as 0.025% on Wednesday, Germany's 10-year yield was down nearly 2 basis points to -0.03% by 1600 GMT.
U.S. Treasury yields were
steady on Thursday, after dropping from two-year highs on
Wednesday, following a rapid sell-off sparked by anticipation of
a more hawkish Federal Reserve drew new buying ...
The Canadian dollar strengthened
against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as equity markets
clawed back some of this week's losses and investors weighed
prospects of the Bank of Canada hiking ...
Benchmark German bond yields fell for the first time in five sessions on Thursday as money markets slightly pulled back their bets on rate hikes this year. Germany's 10-year yield, the benchmark for the euro area, had risen above 0% for the first time in nearly three years on Wednesday but was trading back in negative territory on Thursday.
* Rise in U.S. stock futures push Europe into the black. * Crude oil prices slip from 2014 highs. * Rise in U.S. Treasury yields stall. * China stocks gain after cut in benchmark mortgage rates. * Risk of Russia-Ukraine flare up could weigh on markets -ING. * Nasdaq enters correction territory but futures up. By Huw Jones.
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