Japan's Nikkei share average edged higher on Monday as gains in index heavyweights Fast Retailing Co Ltd and Advantest Corp erased losses caused by investors booking profits in export-focused firms after weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data.

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Blue-chip shares in France, Germany and the UK helped European stocks close higher on Monday, as political turmoil in Italy unnerved investors and prompted a flight to safety. The FTSEurofirst 300 closed up 1.84 points,

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Taiwan stocks erased early gains and ended down 0.4 percent on Monday, dragged by machinary makers and chip makers, which fell 1.7 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively. The main TAIEX index dropped 32.76 points to

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Indian shares recovered from the day's low to end nearly flat on Monday, led by a rally in state-run banks such as Punjab National Bank on hopes that legislation on banking sector reforms would be

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Britain's benchmark share index rose to its highest closing level in nearly 9 months on Monday, with many traders betting that worries over Italy would fail to halt a traditional year-end equities rally. The blue-chip

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The yuan closed at its weakest level in over a month on Monday after the central bank appeared to buy dollars in the session's final minutes, extending a pattern of intervention when trading volumes are

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The Australian and New Zealand dollars held near one-month highs against the euro on Monday as political uncertainty in Italy weighed on the common currency. The Antipodean currencies were steady against the US dollar, undeterred

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The euro flirted with two-week lows against the dollar on Monday after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti offered to resign, raising political uncertainty over who will lead the euro zone's third-biggest economy. The single currency

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The euro slipped against the yen and was flat versus the dollar on Monday after Italy's prime minister said he would step down early, putting the country's outlook in a state of flux and raising

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The euro dipped against the dollar on Monday as political turbulence in Italy stoked concerns about the region's near-term outlook. The euro was seen susceptible to further losses as the gap between euro zone peripheral

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