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Wall Street opens higher as M&A heats up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street rose at the open on Wednesday as a slew of new corporate deals and a surge in bailed out U.S. financial stocks boosted investor sentiment. | Video
Oil inches toward $82, OPEC ups demand growth outlook
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil edged higher toward $82 per barrel but without clear momentum as investors waited to see if data on U.S. stocks later on Wednesday would provide impetus as OPEC's monthly report gave little fodder for bulls. | Video
World stocks, commodities up; sterling down
LONDON (Reuters) - Weak data and concerns over Britain's fiscal problems hit sterling on Wednesday, while world stocks inched up to hover near their recent six-week highs and commodities rose on the back of strong trade data from China. | Video
Yen down on concern ahead of BOJ, pound slips
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen was broadly lower on Wednesday with investors betting that the Bank of Japan will apply further easing measures, while sterling fell on a British report showing weak industrial production. | Video
Gold firms as euro zone fiscal concerns linger
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold extended gains in Europe on Wednesday as the euro turned higher versus the dollar, with investment interest holding firm amid persistent concerns over the fiscal health of the euro zone. | Video
Strong China trade data point to rise in yuan
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese exports and imports grew faster than expected in February, underlining the momentum behind the world's third-largest economy and reinforcing the case for a rise in the yuan.
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher as M&A heats up
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street rose at the open on Wednesday as a slew of new corporate deals and a surge in bailed out U.S. financial stocks boosted investor sentiment.
FTSE up 0.1%; commods up; banks, defensives fall
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was up 0.1 percent in midday trade on Wednesday, as strength in commodities, supported by trade data from China, outpaced weakness in banks and defensive issues.
European shares flat; miners up, pharmas down
* FTSEurofirst 300 little changed after two days of losses
Nikkei flat; machine stocks gain but Toyota falls
TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average was flat on Wednesday, with gains for machine stocks after better-than-expected machinery orders helping to offset a drop for recall-hit Toyota Motor Corp after an incident involving a Prius in the United States.
HK, China stocks mixed; Cathay, CITIC Pacific jump
* China slips on monetary tightening concerns (Updates to close)
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