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- Delta eyes Election Day travel pullback as profits climb
- Florida battered by hurricane, floods but spared 'worst-case scenario'
- UK's William and Kate in first joint public engagement since cancer treatment
- Over 200 women in legal talks with Harrods over Fayed abuse claims
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- Musk finally unveiling his long-promised robotaxi
- London's Frieze art fair goes potty for ceramics
- US, Europe stocks fall on US inflation data
- US consumer inflation eases to 2.4% in September
- Hurricane Milton tornadoes kill four in Florida amid rescue efforts
- South Korea's Han Kang wins literature Nobel
- Ikea posts fall in annual sales after lowering prices
- Stock markets diverge, oil gains after China rebounds
- World can't 'waste time' trading climate change blame: COP29 hosts
- South Korean same-sex couples make push for marriage equality
- Mumbai declares day of mourning for Indian industrialist Ratan Tata
- 7-Eleven owner restructures to fight takeover
- Sri Lanka recovering faster than expected: World Bank
- Hong Kong, Shanghai rally as most markets track Wall St record
- Uniqlo owner reports record annual earnings
- Hong Kong, Shanghai rally as markets track Wall St record
- Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests: report
- Mumbai mourns Indian industrialist Ratan Tata
- China opens $71 bn 'swap facility' to boost markets
- Asian markets track Wall St record as Hong Kong, Shanghai stabilise
- 'Denying my potential': women at Japan's top university call out gender imbalance
- China's central bank says opens up $70.6 bn in liquidity to boost market
- Youth facing unprecedented wave of violence, UN envoy warns
- 'A casino in every kitchen': Brazil's online gambling craze
- Nobel chemistry winner sees engineered proteins solving tough problems
- Discord seen as online home for renegades
- US forecasts severe solar storm starting Thursday
- Ratan Tata: Indian mogul who built a global powerhouse
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- Fed minutes highlight divisions over rate cut decision
- Steve McQueen debuts new WWII film at London festival
- Nobel winners hope protein work will spur 'incredible' breakthroughs
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- Chad issues warning ahead of more devastating floods
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Paris stock market joins London on record high over recovery hope
The Paris stock market hit an-all time high Thursday after London's record-breaking run on economic recovery hopes as inflation eases away from sky-high levels.
The Paris CAC 40 index jumped 1.1 percent to a record 7,387.29 points, beating a peak hit last year by just a few points.
It comes after London's benchmark FTSE 100 index struck a record at 8,047.06 points Thursday, a day after passing 8,000 for the first time.
Indices are rising as traders expect central banks, notably the Federal Reserve and Bank of England, to soon bring an end a policy of raising interest rates aimed at cooling inflation.
This was weighing on the dollar Thursday, analysts said.
Official data this week showed annual inflation rates easing in Britain and the United States, although they remain around historic-high levels.
Traders are cheering other data releases, including strong US jobs and retail numbers, in addition to strong earnings from some of the world's biggest companies in recent weeks.
Net profit at European aircraft manufacturer Airbus soared to a record level in 2022 despite supply chain problems limiting its ability to increase production.
Profit after tax rose one percent to 4.2 billion euros ($4.5 billion) as Airbus delivered 661 aircraft last year, which was lower than planned.
"The US jobs data remains strong, inflation continues coming lower... and yesterday's US retail sales data came as a cherry on top, with an eye-popping three-percent rise" last month, Swissquote Bank senior analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya noted.
Elsewhere, bitcoin extended a march higher, reaching $24,639 -- the highest level since August -- as traders tracked the positive mood across equity markets.
First American Trust's Jerry Braakman sounded a note of caution.
"Everybody is trying to figure out whether this is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime soft landing or if it's just taking longer before we get a panic recession."
- Key figures around 1115 GMT -
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.1 percent at 8,009.48 points
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.4 percent at 15,575.64
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.9 percent at 7,365.90
EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.6 percent at 4,304.11
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.7 percent at 27,696.44 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 0.8 percent at 20,987.67 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 1.0 percent at 3,249.03 (close)
New York - Dow: UP 0.1 percent at 34,128.05 (close)
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0705 from $1.0693 on Wednesday
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2058 from $1.2039
Euro/pound: UNCHANGED at 88.80 pence
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 133.88 yen from 134.12 yen
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 0.1 percent at $85.33 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.2 percent at $78.73 per barrel
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