Telecom Italias Olivetti Buys 7.5M Shares in SECO IPO

MILAN Reuters Italys SECO said on Monday Telecom Italia unit Olivetti bought 7.5 million shares in its initial public offering IPO, equal to 7 of the hightech companys final capital, which could lead to an industrial partnership. Tuscanybased SECO, which develops embedded microcomputers and internet of things solutions, is selling up to 37.8 million shares, […]
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Miners, Travel Shares Lift Europe Stocks at Start of Week

European stocks inched higher on Monday as strong metal prices boosted miners and optimism related to reopenings following coronavirus lockdowns lifted travel stocks at the start of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic data. The panEuropean STOXX 600 index rose 0.1 after it recorded its first weekly loss in eight on Friday. A […]
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Euro Holds 8Week Highs Against Dollar as Dovish Fed Weighs

The euro held at an eightweek high against the dollar on Monday despite a disappointing sentiment survey in Germany as expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its dovish stance at a policy meeting weighed on the greenback. German business morale improved by less than expected in April as a third wave of COVID19 infections […]
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Sterling Begins new Week Buoyant, Ignores Political Noise

LONDON, April 26 Reuters Sterling gained against the dollar and the euro on Monday, ignoring political noise stemming from allegations against Britains Conservative government as positioning data showed investors still bullish on the currency. The pound appeared unaffected by the news and gained against the dollar for a second week on Friday, helped by better […]
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Turkeys Lira Steadies, Weaker Dollar Aids EM FX

A weaker dollar lifted emerging market currencies to twomonth highs on Monday, helping Turkeys lira stabilise after it fell to a near alltime low on worries about souring U.S. relations and a dovish policy under a new central bank chief. The lira, among the worst performing EM currencies this year, had sunk as much as […]
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