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French vote to keep European Union and euro alive (for now)
France voted to keep the euro alive at the weekend but the overall results laid bare an increasingly fragmented political landscape, leading some to question whether the winner, centrist Emmanuel Macron, will really be able to effect positive change - more importantly, whether the French truly want it.
Directors dealings: Bovis Homes's new chief builds for the future
Housebuilder Bovis´ new boss, Greg Fitzgerald, and his spouse picked up a large batch of shares in the company he now calls home.
Bonds: French bonds jump, periphery bonds wanted
These were the movements in some of the most widley-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 28% (+3bp)UK: 1. 05% (+2bp) Germany: 0. 33% (+8bp)France: 0. 83% (-11bp)Spain: 1. 61% (-9bp)Italy: 2. 18% (-8bp)Portugal: 3. 56% (-19bp)Greece: 6. 45% (-19bp)Japan: 0. 02% (+1bp).
Europe close: German stocks at record high as volatility sinks after Macron win
A win for French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron at the weekend pushed stocks across the Continent sharply higher, with Germany's Dax notching up a fresh record high even as a gauge of investor caution dropped by the most on record.
Chicago Fed national activity index slips in March
Economic activity in the States slowed over the three months to March a widely-followed gauge revealed, as some subindices linked to the labour market cooled.
BofA-Merrill sees upside for European stocks after Macron win at the polls
Strategists at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch sounded a confident note on the outlook for European equities after Macron's win at the polls over the weekend, telling clients they saw ample potential upside for their.
Sector movers: Construction stocks, banks lead gains
Cyclicals were clearly in the lead at the start of the week with a win for France's centrist presidential candidate at the weekend, stoking risk apettite across the globe.
Shell inks deal to help finance Nordstream 2 pipeline
Five European energy outfits, incluging Royal Dutch Shell, agreed to provide Nordstream 2 AG up to €950. 0m of funds to help build the new pipeline linking Russia's natural gas reserves directly with European consumers, roughly doubling the existing capacity of Nordstream 1.
Eurozone banks is where the money is, JP Morgan says
Emmanuel Macron's win at the weekend could spark an up to 10% re-rating in Eurozone equities in comparison to US stocks, strategists at JP Morgan said.
Greek bonds rally as EU confirms 2016 primary surplus at 4.2% of GDP
Greek government bonds rallied sharply after Brussels confirmed that Athens soundly beat its public deficit targets for 2016.
Goldman Sachs sees upside risks to production at Centamin
Analysts at Goldman Sachs told clients Centamin was their top-pick in the precious metals space as its open pit grade begins to ramp up in the second quarter of 2017 - with posible upside to production targets - and ahead of the likely return to investors of most of its cash.
Europe open: Euro area lenders leap higher after French election results
Markets breathed an audible sigh of relief on Monday as the centrist candidate, Emanuelle Macron, came away the winner from the first round of voting in France's presidential elections at the weekend.
French Presidential Elections 2017 - Analysts react
"The result is more than a risk avoided. It offers a genuine chance to reform France and strengthen the Eurozone and the EU. Fillon and Hamon immediately endorsed Macron. Fading political risk in France adds to the chance that French and Eurozone growth can surprise to the upside this year. [. ] The late surge in support for Melenchon, who espouses the kind of loony left ideas that bankrupted Venezuela, remains scary. It shows that the potential for populist accidents is not confined to the UK (Brexit, Corbyn) and the US (Trump, Sanders).
French equity futures jump after election result, analysts divided
Equity futures were pointing to a sharply higher open for French stocks after centrist Emanuelle Macron was revealed to have won the first round of voting in the country's presidential elections at the weekend.