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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... 204,000 jobs in October, double what analysts forecast, and revisions to the previous two months added another 60,000 jobs. LONDON - European shares ended mixed after a rollercoaster session marked by France's credit downgrade and US jobs data. London's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent in the third quarter, well above the 1.9 per cent projected by analysts. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets wavered and the euro tumbled against the US dollar, after a surprise decision by the European ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... 7.45 (0.42 per cent) higher at 1,770.42, but the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 7.92 (0.20 per cent) to 3,931.95. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets mostly rose on the eve of the latest decision from the European Central Bank, buoyed by hopes ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... forecast. The indices rallied after that, but the rise was not enough to pull two of the three indices into positive territory. LONDON - European stock markets retreated and the euro has slid against the US dollar as dealers reacted to company earnings ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... Securities economist Tony Farnham says. "The major resource guys were well supported in overnight markets," he said. "In the London Metal Exchange market, the base metals went lower and gold and West Texas Intermediate, the oil side of things, they were ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... rose 6.29 (0.36 per cent) to 1,767.93, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 14.55 (0.37 per cent) at 3,936.59. LONDON - European stock markets rose and the euro gained against the US dollar as traders await key US economic data and European ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... sales from the three largest US manufacturers, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, posted double-digit percentage gains. LONDON - European stock markets mostly fell despite positive Chinese manufacturing data, as shares in Royal Bank of Scotland tumbled ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... did next. "Base metals prices were also off, particularly copper which is the biggest driver, so the miners were off in London," he said. The release of China's manufacturing purchasing management index (PMI) data at midday AEDT will also be closely ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... 6.77 (0.38 per cent) to 1,756.54, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index declined 10.91 (0.28 per cent) to 3,919.71. LONDON - European stock markets close as traders assessed the outlook for US stimulus and reacted to news of record-high eurozone ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... program, though bullish for stocks, was widely anticipated and had helped propel the Dow and S&P 500 to records on Tuesday. LONDON - European stocks treaded water while the euro gained against the US dollar as traders reacted to a batch of company updates ...