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LONDON, May 17- The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow- possibly a lot of it. An investment grade rating, which Moody's gave Turkey on Thursday, potentially opens Turkey to more conservative funds. "This could bring a whole new investor base to Turkey," says Tim Ash, head of emerging markets research at Standard Bank.
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*MSCI world share index at highest since June 2008, Dax at record high. MSCI's global index, which tracks stocks in 45 countries, edged past its June 2008 highs in Asian trading after Japan's Nikkei stock market, which had been closed on Monday, jumped in a delayed reaction to Friday's U.S. jobs data.
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CNBC's Ross Westgate tells you what the markets will be watching as we approach the start of trading in the U.S.
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LONDON, May 7- Emerging market shares held near six-week highs on Tuesday, with Turkish stocks hitting a record, while the Czech crown eased as investors positioned for central bank meetings and Chinese data this week.
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*Change comes as Diageo seeks emerging markets expansion. LONDON, May 7- Diageo reshuffled its management on Tuesday, with a company insider becoming the boss of the world's biggest spirits firm, suggesting there will be no signficant change in strategy.
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*Change comes as Diageo seeks emerging markets expansion. LONDON, May 7- Diageo reshuffled its management on Tuesday, with a company insider becoming the boss of the world's biggest spirits firm, suggesting there will be no signficant change in strategy.
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*MSCI world share index at highest since June 2008. *Reserve Bank of Australian cuts interest rates to record low. LONDON, May 7- World shares hit their highest level in almost five years on Tuesday as last week's strong U.S. jobs report continued to fuel optimism about the health of the global economy.
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Torkell Eide, portfolio manager at Skagen Funds, tells CNBC you should always look at the companies, not what the Macro economists forecast as developed markets have beat emerging.
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Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial markets on Tuesday. The move would be aimed at protecting Poland's fiscal discipline and preventing future governments from squandering funds transferred from the open pension funds.
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PRAGUE, May 7- Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Tuesday. Related news: PRAGUE- Komercni Banka to release first quarter results at 0600 GMT. PRAGUE- Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas to meet German Economy Minister Philipp Rosler.
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TAIPEI, May 7- Taiwan stocks ended flat on Tuesday, hovering at a 21- month closing high, with smartphone maker HTC. The Taiwan dollar rose T $0.091 to stand at T $29.535 to the U.S. dollar. ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKET REPORTS: Japan..........
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NEW YORK- The S&P 500 closed at another record high, pushing further above 1,600 as financial shares led the way after Bank of America's settlement with MBIA. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 14.34 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 3,392.97.
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*Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange is 0.28 percent up and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan. *The S&P 500 closed at another record high, pushing further above 1,600 as financial shares led the way after Bank of America's settlement with MBIA.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan down 0.1 pct, Nikkei hits highest since June 2008. Focus in Asia this session is on the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy decision due at 0430 GMT. Sean Callow, senior currency strategist at Westpac bank in Sydney, said in a research note that the RBA was likely to wait to see a capital investment survey due later this month before making any change.
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TAIPEI, May 7- Taiwan stocks rose 0.1 percent on Tuesday, but smartphone maker HTC. The Taiwan dollar climbed T $0.052 to stand at T $29.547 to the U.S. dollar. ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKET REPORTS: Japan..........
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TAIPEI, May 7- Following are news items and media reports that may affect the Taiwan stock market. -Taiwan's cabinet is likely to raise the limit for China's QDII to invest in Taiwan stocks by an unidentified amount from $1 billion currently. For the most recent Taiwan stock report, click on.
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*MSCI Asia ex- Japan up 0.1 pct, Nikkei opens up 1.9 percent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1 percent after hitting a 2-1/ 2- month high on Monday, when market sentiment was buoyed by a much stronger-than-expected U.S. monthly employment report late last week.
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Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, explains why U.S. investors prefer to buy domestic equities over emerging countries' despite less appealing valuation.
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CNBC's Louisa Bojesen tells you what the markets will be watching as we approach the start of trading in the U.S.
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BRATISLAVA, May 6- Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Monday. Ukraine is working to become an energy hub, producing its own gas, developing storage and importing from both the European Union and Russia, Ukraine's visiting energy minister said.
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PRAGUE, May 6- Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Monday. PRAGUE- Czech Agriculture Minister Petr Bendl to hold talks with his Polish counterpart Stanislaw Kalemba on the quality of Polish food sold in the Czech Republic.