LONDON - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 all up 0.3 percent.
LONDON - European shares, oil and the euro edged higher on Thursday but uncertainty over the outcome of a keenly-watched European Central Bank meeting kept a lid on the gains.
LONDON - Brent crude oil rose to $107 a barrel on Thursday as investors looked to Europe for action to stabilize the euro zone and stimulate an economy in deep recession.
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LONDON - The euro inched up against the dollar on Thursday as many investors speculated that the European Central Bank will announce new steps later in the session to tackle the debt crisis and boost appetite for riskier currencies.
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LONDON - Gold prices rose back above $1,600 an ounce in Europe on Thursday as a retreat in the dollar helped the metal recover some of previous day's decline, but moves were muted ahead of a monetary policy statement from the European Central Bank.
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LONDON - A drop in supply of crude that underpins the Brent crude contract in September has the potential to boost prices, further highlighting the vulnerability of the global benchmark to local supply bottlenecks and squeezes.
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Aug 2 - Clothing maker Gildan Activewear Inc reported a 11 percent decline in third-quarter profit, as lower selling prices for printwear hurt the company's margins.
* Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 10-11 points, or 0.2 percent on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, as investors await monetary policy decisions from the European Central Bank as well as the Bank of England later in the day. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on
LONDON, Aug 2 - European shares rose on Thursday, buoyed by banking sector gains in a volatile trading session as investors tried to assess the likelihood of concrete policy action from the European Central Bank.
* Battered stocks recover ground * Ibiden jumps 8.4 pct on share buyback * Sony advances ahead of its results * Hopes for ECB action after Fed holds back By Dominic Lau TOKYO, Aug 2 - Japan's Nikkei share average advanced on Thursday as investors scooped up battered stocks, while hopes for policy action from the European Central Bank offered support. Shares that suffered steep losses on Wednesday because of disappointing earnings or forecasts recovered somewhat
HONG KONG, Aug 2 - China shares resumed their downward spiral on Thursday, hurt by steep losses for property developers that dragged down on the Hong Kong market, after state-run media reported there could be fresh curbs, which would hit the sector.
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