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Wall Street opens higher as M&A heats up

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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

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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

8:06am EST

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

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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

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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

8:46am EST

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.

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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.

9:42am EST

U.K. Market Report

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.

7:28am EST

European Market Report

European shares flat; miners up, pharmas down

* FTSEurofirst 300 little changed after two days of losses

5:06am EST

Tokyo Market Report

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.

1:10am EST

Hong Kong Market Report

HK, China stocks mixed; Cathay, CITIC Pacific jump

* China slips on monetary tightening concerns (Updates to close)

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