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12 Feb
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Sector movers: Industrial metals, miners top gains

Industrial metals topped the leaderboard, alongside a solid performance from most mining names.

12 Feb
Results round-up

Acacia Mining reported a massive £710m loss after writing down the value of its assets due to a dispute with the government of Tanzania but has cut costs to "remain competitive" in 2018.

12 Feb
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S&P upgrades Rio Tinto's long-term debt rating to 'A'

Standard&Poor's upgraded its rating on Rio Tinto's long-term debt from 'A-' to 'A', saying that supportive commodity prices and the company's focus on costs and productivity likely meant its operational performance would remain robust.

12 Feb
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SocGen upgrades BP to 'buy'

Analysts at Societe Generale upgraded their recommendation on stock of BP from 'hold' to 'buy', citing fading concerns regarding the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

12 Feb
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Brexit uncertainty could delay next rate hike, McCafferty says

Brexit's approach and its potential negative impact in confidence may knock test the Bank of England's rate hike plans, a top official said.

12 Feb
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Market buzz: Fed apparently not stressing

1630: Fed not stressing, Michael Gapen and Pooja Sriram at Barclays believe, telling clients: "US equity markets falling into correction territory in recent days begs the question of how far equities would have to fall, or volatility to rise, for the Fed to consider a delay to its policy plans. We think it is too early for the Fed to consider altering course and we believe the committee will likely take some comfort in the tightening in financial conditions as it will reduce the risk of a hard landing over time.

12 Feb
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Europe close: Stocks track bounce on Wall Street, end slightly higher

Stocks held onto early gains, tracking a late advance on Wall Street last Friday after the S&P 500 bounced off a key level of technical support, its 200-day moving average, although traders remained wary.

12 Feb
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London close: Stocks end higher, but traders wary ahead of US CPI data

London stocks finished in the black tracking a late rebound on Wall Street at the end of last week, but worries remained about rising inflation and higher interest rates, with an upcoming release on consumer prices in the US the main talking point in markets.

12 Feb
Contradictory reports on Zuma's resignation

South African president Jacob Zuma has agreed to be recalled, with African National Congress officials said to be negotiating the manner in which it is to be communicated.

12 Feb
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Chinese loan growth beats forecasts in January

Chinese bank lending picked up sharply at the start of the year, but some economists cautioned about reading too much into the data due to distortions from seasonal effects, pointing out signs of a slowdown evident in broader measures of credit growth.

12 Feb
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Europe midday: Stocks holding onto gains, but traders cautious

Stocks are holding higher, tracking late gains on Wall Street last Friday after the S&P 500 bounced off a key level of technical support, its 200-day moving average, although traders remained wary.

12 Feb
Europe open: Stocks start higher with US shares and dollar in focus

Stocks have started the morning sharply higher, tracking a bounce on Wall Street after the S&P 500 bounced off a key level of technical support, its 200-day moving average.

12 Feb
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US close: Stocks end well off their intra-day lows

Stocks finished in the black in another volatile session, albeit less so than on Thursday, with some traders looking out to the following week's release of consumer price data for January as a potentially key event.