* LME/ShFE arb: LME zinc stocks up nearly 60 pct since March 3* Nickel hits two-week high above $14,000/T (Adds news of industrial action and closing prices)By Pratima DesaiLONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Zinc prices slipped on Wednesday as inventories in London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses climbed, but support came from expectations of stronger demand in top consumer China.Benchmark zinc CMZN3...Read More

* World equity index down 2nd day but Europe, U.S. futures up* Trump seeking tariffs of up to $60 bln on Chinese goods-sources* Tariff threat overshadows strong China factory, investment data* Trump fires Tillerson, raising prospect of political uncertainty* Dollar stuck near one-week low, bond yields down (updates throughout)By Sujata RaoLONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Shares were under pressure for...Read More

* World equity index further off one-month high as Asian markets fall* Trump seeking tariffs of up to $60 bln on Chinese goods-sources* Tariff threat overshadows strong China factory, investment data* Trump fires Tillerson, raising prospect of political uncertainty* Dollar stuck near one-week low, bond yields down (Updates prices throughout, changes dateline, quotes)By Sujata RaoLONDON, March 14 (...Read More

* LME/ShFE arb: GRAPHIC-2018 asset returns: http://tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl (Adds closing prices, India steel, technicals)By Zandi ShabalalaLONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices inched higher on Tuesday on speculation China may sustain supply cuts after winter production curbs expire in two days.Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange CMAL3 ended 0.6 percent higher at $2,103 per tonne, a...Read More

* FTSE 100 down 1.1 pct at close; mid caps down 1.3* Dollar drop helps sterling after Trump fires Tillerson* Greencore plunges after co cuts guidance (Recasts, adds quote and detail, updates prices at close)By Danilo Masoni and Kit ReesLONDON/MILAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index succumbed to gains in the pound on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State R...Read More

(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)* FTSE 100 flat; mid caps down 0.4* Warning hammers Greencore; TC ICAP (LON:NXGN) down on profit miss* Antofagasta gains after raising dividendBy Danilo MasoniMILAN, March 13 (Reuters) - Disappointing earnings updates among mid caps weighed on UK shares on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data for clues on the spe...Read More

(Adds company news items and futures)March 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 13 points lower at 7,202 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 down 0.13 percent ahead of the cash market open.* FEVERTREE DRINKS: Fevertree Drinks Plc FEVR.L reported a 64 percent jump in full-year core earnings as the tonic water maker benefited from Britain's thir...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices rebounded from the lows of the day on Friday to close slightly higher after the U.S. dollar edged lower as February’s U.S. jobs report dampened expectations for a faster rate of rate hikes this year.Gold futures for April delivery settled up 0.17% at $1,324.00 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, prices were almost unchanged.Fri...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comment)* Global assets year-to-date http://tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl* Wall St up as jobs jump, wage data soothes inflation worries* Yen off as BOJ remains dovishBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Stock markets across the globe rose the most in two weeks on Friday after U.S. job growth posted a sharp, unexpected increase, while a planned meeting between U.S. President...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comments, dateline from previous LONDON)* Crude prices rise after two days of losses* Wall Street up as wage data soothes inflation worries* Yen off as BOJ remains dovishBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - World stock markets advanced on Friday after U.S. job growth posted its biggest increase in more than 1-1/2 years, but the U.S. dollar slipped against most pe...Read More

* Hopes of milder U.S. tariffs support market sentiment* Europe up 0.2 pct, Nikkei up 0.5 pct, Hang Seng up 1.4 pct* Dollar steadies; Mexico peso, C$ recover* ECB's inflation forecast subdued; hints at bond plansBy Marc JonesLONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - A sense of calm returned to global markets on Thursday, as traders took a break from worrying about a global trade war and focused instead on the E...Read More

(Adds Ammeraal Beltech, Engie, Advent, RWE, Tata Steel , SmurfitKappa, Renault , Inovalon Holdings, Standard Chartered ; UpdatesMTS)March 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT onWednesday:** Greece could sell up to a 51 percent stake in its biggestoil refiner Hellenic Petroleum HEPr.AT to meet a key conditionof its international bailou...Read More

(Updates to U.S. market close)* U.S. data drags crude prices lower* U.S. stocks off lows; Europe edges up* U.S. dollar pares lossesBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - A key gauge of world stockmarkets slipped on Wednesday but ended far above session lows,as fears that U.S. President Donald Trump will proceed withprotectionist tariffs and risk a global trade war were temperedby signs the...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comments, byline, dateline, previousLONDON)* U.S. data drags crude prices lower* U.S. stocks off lows; Europe edges up* Steel stocks rally on Wall StreetBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - A key gauge of world stockmarkets slipped on Wednesday after a strong advocate of freetrade resigned from the White House, fanning fears that U.S.President Donald Trump will p...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comments, dateline from previousLONDON)* U.S. data drags crude prices lower* U.S. stocks off their lows; Europe edges up* Steel stocks rally on Wall StreetBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - A key gauge of world stockmarkets slipped on Wednesday after a strong advocate of freetrade resigned from the White House, fanning fears that U.S.President Donald Trump will...Read More

(Bloomberg) -- Raw materials are at great risk as Donald Trump’s White House prepares to pull the trigger on tariffs. UBS Group AG warned metals to energy prices would be hurt if U.S. levies spark a global trade war, while commodity powerhouse Australia forecast only a damaging race to the bottom.“Obviously, going into a deep trade war, industrial commodities are going to be negatively...Read More

(Refiles to add headline tag)* World stocks down 0.2 pct* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen; Canada dlr, Mexico peso fall* Crude oil and copper slip* For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an EikonnewswindowBy Alasdair PalLONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks and the dollarfell on Wednesday after a strong advocate of free trade resignedf...Read More

* World and European stocks down 0.2 pct* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen, Swiss franc; Canada dlr, Mexico pesofall* Crude oil slips, gold extends rally amid risk aversion* For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an EikonnewswindowBy Alasdair PalLONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks and the dollarfell on Wednesday after a strong advocat...Read More

* MSCI Asia-Pacific index down 0.65 pct, Nikkei falls 0.77pct* Spreadbetters expect European stocks to start lower* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen, Swiss franc; Canada dlr, Mexico pesofall* U.S. stock futures down more than 1 pct* Crude oil slips, gold extends rally amid risk aversionBy Hideyuki Sano and Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - G...Read More

* MSCI Asia-Pacific index down 0.3 pct, Nikkei falls 0.7 pct* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen, Swiss franc; Canada dlr, Mexico pesofall* U.S. stock futures down more than 1 pct* Crude oil slips, gold extends rally amid risk aversionBy Hideyuki Sano and Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks and the dollarslumped on Wednesday after...Read More