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BUZZ-BAT bottoms FTSE 100 on near $8 billion hit over Canada lawsuit
** Shares of British American Tobacco BATS.L fall 6.5% to 3,172 pence; on track to post their biggest intra-day loss since December 2023, if trend holds** Top pct loser on FTSE 100 index .FTSE, which is up 0.34%** Co suffers 6.2 billion pound ($7.76 billion) hit from long-running lawsuit in Canada**...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
BUZZ-Defence stocks slip in Europe after Trump's phone calls with Putin and Zelenskiy
** Shares in some European defence companies slide on hopes of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia after U.S. President Donald Trump held phone calls with leaders of both countries** Trump said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy express...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
EMERGING MARKETS-Philippine peso extends gain after central bank unexpectedly holds rates
.BSP keeps interest rates steady at 5.75% Philippine stocks hold firm after BSP decisionJollibee Foods gains most since October 2020By Rishav Chatterjee and Adwitiya Srivastava Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Philippine peso rose further while stocks held firm, after the central bank left interest rates u...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
EMERGING MARKETS-Philippine peso extends gain after central bank unexpectedly holds rates
BSP keeps interest rates steady at 5.75% Philippine stocks hold firm after BSP decisionJollibee Foods gains most since October 2020Updates as of 0727 GMTBy Rishav Chatterjee and Adwitiya Srivastava Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Philippine peso rose further while stocks held firm, after the central bank ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Russian rouble, stocks surge after Trump-Putin call
MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble and stocks surged on Thursday after a telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in which the two leaders discussed ways to end the Ukraine war. At 0745 GMT, the rouble RUB= was up 3% at 90.90 aga...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Polish state-owned fund PFR drops plan to bid for Talgo, Expansion reports
MADRID, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Polish state-owned fund PFR has dropped its plan to bid for Spanish train manufacturer Talgo TLGO.MC after the Spanish government opposed the move, Expansion newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unnamed market sources.A spokesperson for Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo dec...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
South African rand gains against weaker dollar on Ukraine peace talks
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand recouped some losses against a weaker dollar early on Thursday, after news of Washington's aim to begin talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.At 0714 GMT, the rand traded at 18.455 against the dollar ZAR=D3, about 0.4% stronger than its p...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on February 13
Adds new items, updates futures Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening flat on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.02%. * BARCLAYS: Barclays BARC.L upped its 2025 performance guidance after posting a 24% rise in annual pretax profit for 2024 that beat expectatio...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell - Ukraine peace talks top of mind
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com.EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL - UKRAINE PEACE TALKS TOP OF MIND European shares are set for a jump at the open after U.S. President Donal...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
S.Korean shares end 1% higher as exporters rally on tariff optimism
KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellersKorean won strengthens against dollarSouth Korea benchmark bond yield steadyFor the midday report, please click SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:** South Korean shares climbed more than 1% on Thursday, hitting the highest lev...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Alibaba's Hong Kong shares hit 3-year peak on Apple AI partnership
Update milestone, stock price, company confirmation** Hong Kong shares of Alibaba 9988.HK jump as much as 9.2% to HK$124.3 - highest since January 2022, on track for the second session of gain** Stock is the most actively traded shares by turnover** Alibaba's U.S. shares BABA.N jumped 4.9% on We...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
BUZZ-COMMENT-Unless stocks drop FX traders may gamble
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Unless stocks drop FX traders may continue to gamble and not turn to the safety of the dollar as is usual during risk-averse situations like a global trade dispute.Stock markets are anything but risk-averse with widely followed indexes like MSCI's world index and the S&P 5...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
LIVE MARKETS-Morning Bid: Ukraine talks absorb U.S. inflation shock
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com.MORNING BID UKRAINE TALKS ABSORB US INFLATION SHOCKInvestors handled the shock surge in U.S. inflation extremely well given already li...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global stocks rally on Ukraine peace hopes, euro extends gains
Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4European stock futures rally 1%, Wall St futures riseOil falls a second day, euro extends gainsNikkei gains 1.4% thanks to weaker yenUpdates prices as of 0600 GMTBy Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and European stock futures rallied on Thurs...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Japan's Nikkei ends more than 1% higher as weaker yen boosts appetite
Updates with closing prices TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended more than 1% higher on Thursday as a weak yen boosted appetite, masking losses of heavyweight SoftBank Group on its surprise quarterly loss.The Nikkei .N225 rose 1.28% to close at 39,461.47 in its bigges...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on February 13
ZURICH/GDANSK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:NESTLE NEST.NS Nestle posted slightly better than expected full-year sales growth on Thursday as the world's biggest packaged food company raised prices for its coffees, chocolates and pe...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
MORNING BID EUROPE-Ukraine talks absorb US inflation shock
Feb 13 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella QiuInvestors handled the shock surge in U.S. inflation extremely well given already limited scope for interest rate cuts. Benchmark Treasury yields shot up 10 basis points overnight but stock futures are actually f...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Birchcliff Energy Ltd reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Birchcliff Energy Ltd BIR.TO reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 13 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of -2 cents. The mean expectation of two analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 3 cents per share....Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
South Korea fines JPMorgan, Nomura, UBS and Morgan Stanley for short selling breaches
SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's market watchdog has imposed fines on JPMorgan, Nomura, UBS and Morgan Stanley for violating short-selling rules in the domestic stock market, an official at the Financial Supervisory Service said on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
