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A shareholder coup at newly merged commodities group Glencore Xstrata ousted chairman Sir John Bond on Thursday, along with all other former directors from Xstrata.
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European shares closed lower on Monday, having pared losses after retail sales data in the U.S. came in better-than-expected. However, shares remained near the five-year highs hit in last week's global rally.
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SHANGHAI, May 13- Investors convinced China's currency is once again a one-way bet upward should think again: signs of slowing economic growth could cut short the yuan's rally. Investors and companies have been pouring funds into China in recent months, helping send the yuan to a series of record highs.
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LONDON, May 10- Silver prices swung wildly in the wake of extreme losses seen in gold last month, but while investors fled bullion-backed funds in droves, holdings in the less glamorous precious metal are remarkably robust, for now.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 9- Gold edged lower on Thursday on the dollar's rally and encouraging U.S. job data, but decent physical demand and gains in platinum group metals and agricultural commodities helped lift bullion from early lows. Palladium rose nearly 3 percent on buying ahead of major wage talks between South Africa's major mining unions and PGM producers.
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SEOUL, May 9- South Korea's central bank cut interest rates for the first time in seven months on Thursday to join the new government's stimulus efforts and to help ease the upward pressure on the won, especially against the yen. -Full text of Bank of Korea statements.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 8- Gold was up around 1 percent on Wednesday, rising for the first time in three sessions as a drop in the dollar and strong physical bullion buying helped offset a continued decline in gold-backed exchange-traded fund holdings.
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*China imports and exports up, helping resources stocks. *Henkel helps DAX to new all-time high. European shares are at multi-year or record highs despite weak domestic economic data, thanks in part to hopes of growth in China and the United States as well as central bank stimulus helping to support asset prices.
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*China trade data beats expectations, but scepticism lingers. *Zoomlion surges on China excavator sales improvement. HONG KONG, May 8- Shares in Hong Kong rose for a fourth session on Wednesday while mainland China markets also extended gains, buoyed by robust Chinese trade performance in April that came ahead of other economic data due this week.
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Australian stocks approached their highest levels in nearly five years on Wednesday after China's trade balance swung to a surplus in April while Japan's benchmark Nikkei remained the region's out performer, extending gains to hit a fresh near five-year high.
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BEIJING- China's exports and imports grows more than expected in April, offering the possibility of a better outlook for the world's second-largest economy, but the figures fail to put an end to scepticism that financial manoeuvring by exporters and speculative capital inflows are masking weakness in real demand.
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*Zoomlion surges on China excavator sales. HONG KONG, May 8- Hong Kong shares were headed for a fourth-straight gain on Wednesday, while onshore China markets also extended a similar winning streak after robust Chinese April trade data helped extend a rally in growth-sensitive counters.
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David Marshall, Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific Financials at CreditSights discusses HSBC's latest results with CNBC's Cash Flow.
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HONG KONG, May 8- Hong Kong shares were set to start higher on Wednesday, with earnings-driven strength for HSBC Holdings outweighing a 6.6 percent loss for Esprit Holdings after the retailer issued a profit warning. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong was indicated to open up 0.9 percent.
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HONG KONG, May 8- Hong Kong shares may start steady on Wednesday as investors brace for China trade data at 0200 GMT for the latest gauge of the health of the region's biggest economy after a recent series of soft data raised concerns about the growth outlook.
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HONG KONG, May 8- Hong Kong shares may start steady on Wednesday as investors brace for China trade data at 0200 GMT for the latest gauge of the health of the region's biggest economy after a recent series of soft data raised concerns about the growth outlook.
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Stocks finished near their best levels Tuesday, with the S&P 500 extending its recent rally to a fresh high and the Dow closing above the 15,000 milestone for the first time.
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Gold 1444.25 Silver 23.750 Gold 1468.89 Light Crude 95.47----------------------------------------------------------------. Overnight market action with latest New York figures. Add Sydney stock market trend.
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DUBAI, May 7- JPMorgan Chase Inc confirmed on Tuesday that its top banker for Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Al Helaissi, is leaving to take a position with Saudi Arabia's central bank.
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures. NEW YORK- U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 extending its three-day rally to yet another intraday high, led by gains in the materials and energy sectors. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 3.84 points, or 0.11 percent, at 3,396.81.
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The BNY Mellon index of leading American depositary receipts. The BNY Mellon index of leading European ADRs added 0.49 percent, while the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed up 0.27 percent. The BNY Mellon index of leading Asian ADRs gained 0.33 percent.