Europe, Asia and Latin Markets Reach 3-Month Highs
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Shares climbed as investors bet economies and earnings would keep growing even as interest rates rise.
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Stock markets rose across Europe and Asia, oil prices edged up and the US dollar was modestly higher Wednesday as US President Bush crept closer to re-election in a tight race for the White House.
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Gold and platinum hit record highs for a third straight day on Tuesday and silver rallied to its highest in 27 years on Tuesday, on supply worries and expectations of more U.S. interest rate cuts.
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Global air traffic is set to be boosted in the next three years by a rise in travel between Europe and Asia, thanks to growth in both China and India.
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The dollar hit a three-month high against  the euro and closed in on a one-month peak versus the yen on  Monday after China told the world's richest nations that it was  committed to revaluing its currency but would not do so soon.
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European equities hit new 5&frac12;-year highs on Thursday in a broad advance led by heavyweight banking, oil and mining stocks.
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European stock markets rose strongly in early deals after US and Asian shares saw sharp gains in the wake of plunging oil prices.
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Stocks pushed higher in Europe and Asia in a shortened holiday trading session Friday while the euro hit record highs against the dollar for a second day running.
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Global stocks hit their highest level  in nearly four years on Thursday, boosted by a 3 percent drop  in oil prices and a rise in U.S. stocks to multi-year peaks,  though most Asian share markets were trapped in narrow ranges.
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European stock markets hit a new six-and-a-half year high on Friday following the record close on Wall Street.
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Asian stocks touched one-month highs on Tuesday as worries about a global credit squeeze continued to recede, but caution ahead of influential U.S. data this week kept a lid on markets and major currencies.
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Most European stock markets gained ground on Tuesday as investors focused on the takeover battle for ABN Amro, with many traders also playing catch-up following a three-day holiday weekend.
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European stocks gained, paced by banks. HBOS Plc and Deutsche Bank AG rose. The Dow Jones Stoxx 50 Index rose 0.3 percent to 2694.
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European shares hit a fresh 10-week high  on Friday as a positive report on Chinese steel demand boosted  ore producers such as Anglo-American, while French utility  Veolia rose after posting solid first-half earnings.
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The Dow closed at its highest level in seven months, the Nasdaq in nine months and the S&amp;P hit a fresh three-year high. The US stock market has been on an upward path since the re-election of President George W Bush.
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Britain's FTSE 100 index  rose 0.3 percent in early trading on Wednesday as European and Asian bourses swept to multi-year highs and as ICI  leapt more than 9 percent on a sale of one of its units.
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Mergers &amp; acquisitions activity drove European stock markets to their highest level in more than six years on Tuesday morning.