INDICES
MSCI
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China Stocks Win MSCI Inclusion as Early Market Reaction Muted
EghtesadOnline: Chinese stocks were little moved by MSCI Inc.’s decision to add them to its benchmark indexes, as investors weighed the symbolic importance of inclusion against the limited impact on short-term inflows.
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Asian Stocks Gain as Yen Falls, Kiwi Nudges Higher
EghtesadOnline: Stocks in Asia rose, with a weaker yen supporting Japanese equities and shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai advancing before a decision on whether MSCI will include China shares in global indexes.
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Asia stocks rise before central bank meetings, oil bounces
EghtesadOnline: Asian shares advanced on Monday ahead of central bank meetings in the United States and Japan this week, while oil prices bounced on talk of an OPEC deal on output and reports of fighting around Libyan oil ports.
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Asian stocks fall to six-week lows as bond rout intensifies
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks fell to fresh six-week lows on Wednesday and the greenback stood strong against a broad swathe of currencies including the Japanese yen as concerns grew about the fading impact of the world's major central banks to stimulate growth.
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Emerging Markets Rally as Fed Rate-Hike Bets Pulled; Won Surges
EghtesadOnline: Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied after a slew of weak U.S. economic data quelled speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month. European equities held near an eight-month high.
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Stocks Advance in Asia, Europe as Dollar Sinks; Crude Above $45
EghtesadOnline: Stocks rallied in Asia and Europe, while the dollar weakened as prospects for a U.S. interest-rate hike this month remained subdued. Australia’s dollar rose after a central bank policy meeting.
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Saudi Arabia Sees MSCI Emerging Markets Inclusion by End-2018
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia is on course to join MSCI Inc.’s emerging-markets index in 2018, according to the chairman of the market regulator, after the kingdom gave foreign investors greater access to its almost $400 billion stock exchange.
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Asian shares advance, Australia slips as RBA rate decision awaited
EghtesadOnline: Asian shares edged up on Tuesday as investors awaited the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting in which it is expected to keep interest rates steady.
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Asia shares rally as U.S. job report seen dimming chance of Sept hike
EghtesadOnline: Asian shares rose on Monday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted investors to trim expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as early as this month.
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Asia stocks bounce, investors no clearer on Fed
EghtesadOnline: Asian shares bounced modestly on Tuesday as doubts the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates next month restrained the dollar, while investors continued to count on more policy stimulus elsewhere in the world.