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Monday,29 April 2024 at 15:46

UK & European stocks were higher as investors look ahead to more central bank decisions, earnings and data this week.

Wall Street stocks were in the green early on as investors braced for more corporate earnings, some key labour market data and the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.

Gold prices rose helped by a softer U.S. dollar, while investors waited for the Federal Reserve policy meeting and U.S. non-farm payrolls data due this week for policy clues.

Oil prices dipped as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Cairo tempered fears of a wider Middle East conflict, while U.S. inflation data dimmed the prospect of interest rate cuts soon.

Mining giant BHP and its Brazilian joint venture partner have submitted a $25.7bn (£20.5bn) settlement for the collapse of a tailings dam in 2015 that killed 19 people and devastated the local community.

Samarco, the joint company set up by Australian BHP and Brazilian operator Vale, has so far paid out $3.5bn. The new offer is a “non-binding, indicative settlement proposal” within BHP Brazil's provision for the dam failure.

“The negotiations between the parties are ongoing and no final agreement has been reached on the settlement amount or terms,” BHP said in a statement.

Markets

the close

FTSE 100 8,147 +0.09%

FTSE 250 20,084 +1.31%

DAX 18,131 (-0.17%)

16:45

Dow Jones 38,317 +0.20%

S&P 500 5,111 +0.23%

NASDAQ 15,964 +0.23%

Fixed Income

UK 10-YR YIELD 4.298

Exchange Rates

GBP/USD 1.255

GBP/EUR 1.170

Commodities

Gold $2,337 (-0.02%)

Brent $87.37 (-0.79%)

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