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Media IN TOKYO, July 04, 2019, SPA
In Europe, Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% higher to 12,626.32, while the CAC 40 in France lost 2.3 points to 5,616.50. Britain’s FTSE 100 also was little changed, losing 2.91 points to 7,606.41.
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index added 0.3% to 21,702.45 and South Korea’s Kospi rebounded, gaining 0.5% to 2,108.73. The S&P ASX 200 in Australia rose 0.6% to 6,718.00. The Shanghai
Composite index gave up earlier gains, slipping 0.3% to 3,005.25. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng shed 0.2% lower to 28,795.77. India’s Sensex added 0.2% to 39,901.45. Shares rose in Singapore and Indonesia in Malaysia.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil lost 45 cents to $56.89 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose $1.09 on Wednesday to settle at $57.34 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, gave up 46 cents to $63.36 per barrel. It rose $1.42 overnight to close at $63.82 a barrel.
The dollar slipped to 107.80 Japanese yen from 107.83 yen on Wednesday. The euro rose to $1.1286 from $1.1279.
