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World stocks buoyant as quarter ends, eyes on EU meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks rose with Europe up more than half a percent on Friday, picking up gains at the end of the quarter and with investors eyeing a boost to the euro zone’s bailout resources that ministers are expected to sign off on later in the day.
The dollar was at a one-month low against major currencies.
The FTSEurofirst 300 gained nearly 0.6 percent, helping lift MSCI’s all-country world index 0.4 percent for an 11 percent first-quarter gain.
Stocks buoyant as quarter ends, eyes on EU meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks rose with Europe up more than half a percent on Friday, picking up gains at the end of the quarter and with investors eyeing a boost to the euro zone’s bailout resources that ministers are expected to sign off on later in the day.
The dollar was at a one-month low against major currencies.
The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 gained nearly 0.6 percent, helping lift MSCI’s all-country world index 0.4 percent for an 11 percent first-quarter gain.
Ireland unexpectedly follows most of fellow euro zone strugglers back into recession in Q4 2011
Chinese manufacturing slumps for fifth month in March and euro zone economy is showing new signs of wilting, according to PMIs
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