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(RTTNews) - French stocks rose on Thursday as upbeat earnings and a better-than-expected consumer confidence survey from Germany helped investors shrug off rising U.S.-China tensions. The benchmark CAC 40 rose 33 points, or 0.65 percent, to 5,070 after losing 1.3 percent the p

(RTTNews) - German stocks advanced on Thursday after a survey showed German consumer morale improved more than expected heading into August.

European shares climbed on Thursday, as investors brushed off simmering U.S.-China tensions and focused on better-than-expected earnings reports from companies such as Unilever, Daimler and Publicis.

The dollar has been battered by a resurgent coronavirus outbreak in the United States, improved sentiment in the euro zone and an increasingly bearish picture on the long-term USD index chart.

The National Bank of Hungary has agreed with the European Central Bank to provide euro liquidity to Hungarian banks to address possible euro liquidity needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBH said on Thursday.

London's FTSE 100 rose on Thursday as an upbeat quarterly earnings report by Unilever bolstered optimism about a post-pandemic corporate rebound, helping investors look past an escalation in U.S.-China tensions.

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday as tensions between the U.S. and China escalated sharply after the U.S. ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston to "protect Americans' intellectual property and private information".

Astron Energy, majority owned by global commodities trader Glencore, said it was too early to say when full production at its 100,000 barrels per day Cape Town refinery would resume as investigations continue into the cause of an explosion this month that killed two workers.

Online trading firm IG Group reported a 52% rise in annual profit on Thursday, helped by increased client activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, while saying it expected a return to more normalised levels of market volatility in fiscal 2021.

Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk urged miners to produce more nickel, a key ingredient in the batteries that power the company's electric cars, warning the current cost of batteries remained a big hurdle to the company's growth.

(RTTNews) - G4S Plc (GFSZY.PK, GFS.L) reported pretax profit of 217 million pounds for the six months ended 30 June 2020 compared to 108 million pounds, previous year. Earnings per share from continuing operations was 10.8 pence compared to 3.8 pence. Adjusted PBITA was 187 mill

Apple Inc supplier LG Display Co Ltd reported its sixth consecutive quarterly operating loss on Thursday, as people shied away from buying TV sets during the pandemic, leaving panel prices weak.

Siemens is rolling out its Comfy mobile phone app to hundreds of its offices around the world to help staff safely return to the office after the coronavirus shutdown.

BPER Banca said on Thursday it would play an active role in Italy's banking consolidation after completing the acquisition of UBI Banca branches, whose sale is part of Intesa Sanpaolo's bid for UBI.

(RTTNews) - RELX Plc (REL.L, RLXXF.PK, RELX) reported net profit to shareholders of 548 million pounds for the six months ended 30 June compared to 779 million pounds, previous year. Reported earnings per share was 28.3 pence compared to 39.6 pence. Adjusted operating profit was

Apple Inc supplier LG Display Co Ltd reported its sixth consecutive quarterly operating loss on Thursday, as people shied away from buying new TV sets in the middle of the pandemic and panel prices remained weak.

Spain's Bankinter swung to a second quarter loss of 21.2 million euros ($24.6 million) on higher loan loss provisions to offset a potential impact on its business from the coronavirus crisis, it said on Thursday.

Investors raised their long bets on the Chinese yuan and most other Asian currencies, a Reuters poll showed, as signs of a recovery in the world's second-largest economy and news of progress in coronavirus vaccine trials whetted risk appetite.

India is working on offering production linked incentives for up to five sectors to boost domestic manufacturing, a top finance ministry official said on Thursday, bolstering efforts to attract new investments in the coronavirus-stricken economy.

European information group Relx said on Thursday its revenue fell 10% in the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic forced countries to halt public events and gatherings, hitting the London-listed company's exhibitions arm.