Indias April Fuel Demand Edges Up 6.1 YearonYear

May 7 Reuters India39;s fuel consumption rose by 6.1 yearonyear in April, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry showed on Tuesday. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT India is the world39;s thirdbiggest oil importer and consumer. The data is a proxy for the country39;s oil demand. KEY QUOTE The rise in […]
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Race for Europes First RealTime Stock Trade Tape Heats Up

LONDON, May 7 Reuters Banks and asset managers are vying with Europes exchanges to develop technology that can deepen the pool of investors in the continents capital markets and better compete with Wall Street. The United States has long had a 39;consolidated tape39; aggregating stock and bond prices from competing trading platforms for investors to […]
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Europe Shares Hit OneMonth High, Earnings Take Centre Stage

Infineon jumps 7 on Q2 sales beat Zalando surges on Q1 operating profit beat French cognac cos up on China39;s open attitude to trade dispute German exports rebound in March; industrial orders disappoint May 7 Reuters European shares hit a morethanonemonth high on Tuesday, as a slew of positive corporate earnings, including from Switzerland39;s UBS […]
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Shell Lifts Britains FTSE 100 to Record High

FTSE 100 up 1.1, FTSE 250 adds 1.0 Shell up after Reuters reports plans to sell Malaysian gas station business BP slips after missing earnings estimates May 7 Reuters The UK39;s FTSE 100 cruised to a record high on Tuesday, coming off an extended weekend, boosted by Shell39;s jump on its plans to sell some […]
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US Dollar Steady, Aussie Slides after RBA

LONDON, May 7 Reuters The U.S. dollar was broadly steady on Tuesday while the yen trimmed earlier losses as Japanese officials issued fresh warnings following two rounds of suspected dollarselling intervention last week. The Australian dollar fell from a near twomonth high against its U.S. counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia refrained from ramping up hawkish signals, as […]
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Nintendo Expects to Sell 13.5 mln Switch Units this Year

TOKYO, May 7 Reuters Nintendo said on Tuesday it expects to sell 13.5 million Switch consoles in the financial year ending March 2025. The Kyotobased gaming company last year sold 15.7 million units of the hybrid homeportable device, which launched in 2017. Nintendo lifted its fullyear forecast to 15.5 million units in February. Nintendo has extended […]
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