Global stocks paused on Tuesday as investors took a wait-and-see approach to trade developments and the Federal Reserve's next policy moves. The Stoxx Europe 600 ticked up 0.2%, with rises in its health care constituents mostly offset by losses in its basic resources sector. Shares in the world's largest miner, BHP Group PLC, dropped 1.2% despite posting a record payout off the back of strong profits, after Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie said the trade dispute between the...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fired the opening salvo in his bid to renegotiate Britain's divorce from the European Union, demanding that an insurance policy for the Irish border be removed from the Brexit deal and replaced with a pledge.
* Chinese yuan matched earlier a six-day low vs dollar. * Pound weaker against the euro, stable vs dollar. * Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Olga Cotaga.
* Gains in AstraZeneca (AZN) lift FTSE 100. * Pandora tops STOXX 600 after keeping FY forecast. * Banks, miners keep gains in check. By Shreyashi Sanyal and Amy Caren Daniel. European shares rose for the third straight session on Tuesday, building on a recovery since late last week as British drugmaker AstraZeneca (AZN) gained on positive data from a late-stage study.
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Europe stocks on Tuesday rose for a third session in a row, supported by murmurings that fiscal policy could join monetary action in supporting the global economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.3% to 374.88, led by drugmakers including AstraZeneca, which reported a favorable study, and household product firms including Unilever. The German DAX rose 0.2% to 11735.18, the French CAC 40 gained 0.2% to 5383.04 and the U.K.
European shares rose for the third straight session on Tuesday, building on a recovery since late last week as British drugmaker AstraZeneca (AZN) surged on results of a late-stage study. Shares of the drugmaker rose 1.5% after the company said its diabetes drug Farxiga met the main goal of the study for the treatment of patients with heart failure.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. Euro zone rates edged lower on Tuesday as markets continued to focus on the prospect of fiscal stimulus in Germany and verbal easing from ECB policymaker Olli Rehn.
Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but said it would not be drawn into an arms race, TASS news agency reported.
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