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LIVE MARKETS-Geopolitical sell offs usually create buying opportunities
STOXX 600 up 0.5%Moncler rises 11%, helps luxury sectorEnergy lagsEuropean PMIs paint improving pictureUS futures higherWelcome 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 GEOPOLITIC...Reuters
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INDIA STOCKS-Indian shares log weekly gains as earnings optimism fuels banks
By Bharath Rajeswaran and Vivek Kumar MFeb 20 (Reuters) - Indian share benchmarks logged weekly gains, helped by a tactical bounce on Friday, as optimism around earnings recovery fueled gains in banks, while worries about U.S.-Iran tensions and AI disruption weighed.The Nifty 50 .NSEI added 0.46% to...Reuters
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Alphabet Shares Jump as It Unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro in Latest Update to Flagship AI Model
Alphabet shares gained 2% in premarket trading.Google unveiled the latest update to its flagship Gemini artificial intelligence on Thursday, showcasing Gemini 3.1 Pro.“Building on the Gemini 3 series, 3.1 Pro represents a step forward in core reasoning,” Google said in a post on its website. “3.1 Pr...Tiger News
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Akamai shares drop as memory supply crunch hits Q1 forecast
Shares of cloud firm Akamai Technologies AKAM.O slump 9.2% to $99.50 premarketCo forecast Q1 adjusted profit below Wall Street estimates, citing higher costs from a persistent memory supply crunchHowever, AKAM is benefiting from rising demand for security and compute services as businesses secure th...Reuters
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Premarket Movers | Opendoor Surges 15%; AppLovin Jumps 5%; Copart Drops 7%; Akamai Sinks 9%; Grail Tumbles 47%
Opendoor stock surged 15.1% as the residential real estate platform made progress in its transformation plan. Q4 revenue and adjusted EBITDA exceeded the Wall Street consensus estimates.AppLovin shares jumped 5.3%. Social media reported suggest that OpenAI mentioned working with Applovin to monetize...Tiger News
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LIVE MARKETS-STOXX 600 in the lap of luxury
STOXX 600 up 0.3%Moncler rises 10%, helps luxury sectorRetail, energy lagUS futures higherWelcome 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 STOXX 600 IN THE LAP OF LUXURYLuxury sto...Reuters
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Top 10 HK Stock Losers (2.20)
EASY SMART GP(02442) fell 14.87%, with a trading turnover 11.7 Million HKD, and a year-to-date fell 25%. 51WORLD(06651) fell 10.16%, with a trading turnover 45.3 Million HKD, and a year-to-date rose 41.2%. VOBILE GROUP(03738) fell 9.18%, with a trading turnover 186.7 Million HKD, and a year-to-date rose 39.7%.Longport
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Top 5 HK Stock Gainers/Losers (>100B) (2.20)
KNOWLEDGE ATLAS(02513) rose 42.72%, with a trading turnover 3.2 Billion HKD, and a year-to-date rose 523.9%. MINIMAX-WP(00100) rose 14.52%, with a trading turnover 3.5 Billion HKD, and a year-to-date rose 487.9%. JD HEALTH(06618) fell 6.27%, with a trading turnover 341.2 Million HKD, and a year-to-date rose 2.4%. BIDU-SW(09888) fell 6.25%, with a trading turnover 2.5 Billion HKD, and a year-to-date fell 1.9%.Longport
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Top 10 HK Stock Gainers (2.20)
GUANZE MEDICAL(02427) rose 48.83%, with a trading turnover 119.8 Million HKD, and a year-to-date rose 739.6%. KNOWLEDGE ATLAS(02513) rose 42.72%, with a trading turnover 3.2 Billion HKD, and a year-to-date rose 523.9%. HAIZHI TECH GP(02706) rose 28.42%, with a trading turnover 1.3 Billion HKD, and a year-to-date rose 469.5%.Longport
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Take Five: Nvidia earnings head for centre stage
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nvidia's earnings report is next week's centrepiece for markets, flanked by important data and politics in Europe, where both politicians and central bankers are jostling for top jobs.Here's all you need to know about the week ahead in financial markets from Lewis Krau...Reuters
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METALS-London copper set for weekly loss as inventories rise, dollar firms
Feb 20 (Reuters) - London copper looked set to log its third consecutive weekly loss, even as it inched higher on Friday, as global inventories rose amid weak China demand and a firmer dollar. London Metal Exchange benchmark copper CMCU3 was up 0.3% at $12,842.50 a metric ton as of 0351 GMT but w...Reuters
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LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: futures higher, markets set for positive week
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: FUTURES HIGHER, MARKETS SET FOR POSITIVE WEEKEuropean stock index futures are signalling a positive open o...Reuters
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EMERGING MARKETS-Philippine peso slips to one-week low; Seoul, Singapore stocks hit records
Philippine peso down 0.3%S.Korean stocks, Singapore stocks hit record highThai stocks eye sixth straight week of gainsBy Rajasik Mukherjee Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Philippine peso fell to a one-week low on Friday on higher oil prices and cautious comments from the central bank governor, while S...Reuters
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EMERGING MARKETS-Philippine peso slips to one-week low; Seoul, Singapore stocks hit records
Philippine peso down 0.3%S.Korean stocks, Singapore stocks hit record highThai stocks eye sixth straight week of gainsBy Rajasik Mukherjee Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Philippine peso fell to a one-week low on Friday on higher oil prices and cautious comments from the central bank governor, while S...Reuters
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Japan's Nikkei falls as US-Iran tensions unsettle investors
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday as heightened U.S.-Iran tensions and a sell-off in U.S. private‑equity shares dented sentiment.The Nikkei .N225 dipped 1.1% to close at 56,825.70, breaking a two-week rally to log a 0.2% weekly drop. Th...Reuters
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LIVE MARKETS-Trump threatens Iran with force
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 TRUMP THREATENS IRAN WITH FORCETraders were hunkering down into the weekend, with threats flying between the U.S. and Iran, and ne...Reuters
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INDIA STOCKS-Indian shares overcome initial jitters as Reliance, ICICI Bank rebound
By Bharath Rajeswaran and Vivek Kumar MFeb 20 (Reuters) - Indian share benchmarks overcame initial jitters and rose by the mid-day trading session on Friday, as heavyweight stocks clawed back some of the previous session's losses.The Nifty 50 .NSEI added 0.54% to 25,592.6, and the BSE Sensex .BS...Reuters
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Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on February 20
ZURICH/GDANSK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Friday: NOVARTIS NOVN.S Swiss drugmaker Novartis will sell its entire 70.68% stake in its listed Indian unit NOIN.BO to a private equity-led consortium for about $159 million, as part of a broade...Reuters
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks dip and oil climbs as Trump turns up the heat on Iran
Trump sets 10-15 day deadline for Iran dealPrivate equity stocks rattled by Blue Owl redemption haltDollar set for largest weekly rise this yearBy Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Stocks fell in Asia on Friday, the dollar headed for its largest weekly gain in four months and oil prices...Reuters
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Guzman y Gomez shares plunge as US sales disappoint
GYG shares hit record low earlier in the sessionShares down 23% under debut priceHY profit beats estimates, but guidance worriesBy Nichiket Sunil, Sameer Manekar and Kumar TanishkFeb 20 (Reuters) - Mexican fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez's GYG.AX ASX-listed shares slumped to a record low on Frid...Reuters
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