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The effects of the latest bird flu can already be seen in Chinese stocks, especially those in the travel or vacation business.
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*Copper near 8- month lows. LONDON, April 5- Copper fell on Friday to within sight of the eight-month lows it hit on Thursday, after far weaker than expected U.S. jobs data spooked investors about the state of the world's largest economy.
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WASHINGTON, April 5- The U.S. trade gap narrowed unexpectedly in February as crude oil imports fell to their lowest level since March 1996 and overall exports increased slightly, a U.S. Commerce Department report on Friday showed. The consensus estimate of Wall Street analysts surveyed before the report was for the trade gap to widen slightly to $44.6 billion.
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*Germany's DAX falls sharply on technical factors. LONDON, April 5- European shares fell to a one-month low in choppy trading on Friday, with selling aggravated by a sharp fall in the German DAX index and last-minute concerns that U.S. jobs data could disappoint.
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*Gov't bonds in Europe gain on talk of Japanese buyers. LONDON, April 5- European shares hit a one-month low on Friday as investors fretted about U.S. jobs data later in the day and sold airline stocks on fears of a bird flu outbreak in Asia, while euro zone bonds gained on talk of Japanese demand.
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LONDON, April 5- Gold edged higher on Friday, as the dollar cut earlier gains against the euro and the yen and European shares dropped as investors anticipated potentially weak U.S. non-farm payrolls data. Gold edged up 0.4 percent to $1,558.40 by 1137 GMT, but it was still down about 1.6 percent on the week and heading for its second week of declines.
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*Copper near 8- month lows. LONDON, April 5- Copper was steady on Friday, hovering around the eight-month lows it hit on Thursday, but remained vulnerable to further declines with the release of U.S. payroll figures later in the day.
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LONDON, April 5- Gold held above $1,550 on Friday, as the dollar steadied and European shares dropped ahead of U.S. jobs data which should give more clues on the health of the world's largest economy. Gold edged up 0.1 percent to $1,554.04 by 1029 GMT, but it was still down about 1.7 percent on the week and heading for its second week of declines.
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GENEVA, April 5- The World Health Organization said on Friday there was no sign of "sustained human-to-human transmission" of the H7N9 virus in China, but it was important to check on 400 people who had been in close contact with the 14 confirmed cases.
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WASHINGTON-- The U.S. trade deficit likely widened in February for a second consecutive month, reflecting a rising foreign oil bill. The Commerce Department will release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday. In January, the deficit increased by a sharp 16.5 percent to $44.4 billion, as U.S. exports fell, reflecting declines in sales to Europe, China, Japan and Brazil.
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*Gov't bonds in Europe gain on talk of Japanese buyers. LONDON, April 5- European shares hit a one-month low on Friday as investors braced for potentially weaker-than-forecast U.S. payrolls data due later, while many of Europe's sovereign bonds jumped on talk of Japanese demand.
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GENEVA, April 5- The World Health Organization said on Friday that there was no sign of "sustained human-to-human transmission" of the H7N9 virus in China, but it was important to follow up on some 400 people who were in close contact with the 14 confirmed cases.
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*BOJ radical easing triggers Hong Kong outflows. HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares finished a holiday-shortened week at their lowest close since Nov. 28, as fears of a bird flu outbreak sparked a broad selloff, and further falls looked possible after the benchmark index broke below a key technical support.
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*Airlines fall on Asia bird-flu concerns. Airlines stocks also put downward pressure on the market, hit by concerns the spread of bird flu in Asia could hurt air traffic. The fundamentals are not as supportive as they were this time last year, " Gerard Lane, equity strategist at Shore Capital, said.
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Imran Amed, founder and editor at Business of Fashion, tells CNBC that Prada has performed "outstandingly" because of its clever merchandising strategy and its increased emphasis on its Miu Miu brand.
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*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil steadied close to five-month lows around $106 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand.
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Axel van Trotsenburg, vice president for East Asia and the Pacific region at the World Bank, talks about the relationship between China and Japan, and how a better-than-expected pick-up in Japan would affect the region.
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HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares finished a holiday-shortened week at their lowest close since Nov. 28, as fears of a bird flu outbreak sparked a broad selloff, and further falls looked possible after the benchmark index broke below a key technical support. The China Enterprises Index of the leading Chinese listings in Hong Kong shed 3.1 percent.
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Davide Serra, founder and CEO of Algebris Investments, tells CNBC why he doesn't expect Europe to become like Japan, suggesting that the ECB's help is much more conditional than its BoJ counterpart.
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Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter as U.S. rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet.
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*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. SINGAPORE, April 5- Brent steadied above $106 per barrel on Friday after hitting a 5- month low in the prior session, but prices were headed for their worst week since December as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand.