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Stocks bounce after sinking on US rate hike fears
US and European equities rebounded Monday after sinking last week on renewed fear of more aggressive US interest rate hikes, dealers said.
London gained 0.7 percent, while Frankfurt climbed 1.1 percent and Paris stocks won 1.5 percent.
On Wall Street, all three major indices were higher in late morning trading, with the Dow adding 0.3 percent.
Oil prices fell Monday on concern over the demand outlook in top energy consumer the United States.
"Investors shrugged off the inflation and interest rate concerns which bedevilled markets last week," said investment director Russ Mould at stockbroker AJ Bell.
"This went against the prevailing mood in Asia which followed in the footsteps of the United States in seeing material declines."
For his part, Patrick O'Hare at Briefing.com said "the main influence this morning, however, is the buy-the-dip trade."
He noted that at its lowest point on Friday the S&P 500 had fallen by 6.0 percent since the January US employment report was released in early February.
Asian indices sank after a pre-weekend selloff in Europe and on Wall Street, as forecast-beating US inflation data reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would continue to ramp up interest rates for some time.
The personal consumption expenditures price index followed bright jobs figures and other data showing prices coming down slower than hoped.
This month's news has wiped out optimism that the Fed will be able to soon pause its monetary tightening and possibly cut borrowing costs before the end of the year.
Traders will be keeping a close eye on further comments from bank officials this week.
Some officials have already suggested they are open to hiking by 50 basis points at the next gathering, and several said they saw room for further tightening after Friday's data release.
"The clouds of uncertainty remain with us -- the market's consensus view that inflation would head lower through the year has clearly been challenged," Chris Weston of Pepperstone Group said in a note.
The prospect of more Fed rate hikes sent the dollar surging against its peers Friday and it held those gains in Asian business, sitting at a two-year high versus the yen.
Adding to the yen's weakness were comments Friday from the man expected to take over as head of the Bank of Japan indicating he will maintain an ultra-loose monetary policy for now.
That came even as data showed Japanese inflation at a four-decade high.
Friday's US inflation data also sent the dollar soaring against rival currencies, but it pulled back on Monday.
The pound in particular perked up as Britain and the EU agreed a crucial overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland, a breakthrough aimed at resetting seriously strained relations since Brexit.
- Key figures around 1430 GMT -
New York - Dow: UP 0.3 percent at 33,907.19 points
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.7 percent at 7,935.11 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 1.1 percent at 15,381.43 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: UP 1.5 percent at 7,295.55 (close)
EURO STOXX 50: UP 1.7 percent at 4,248.01 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.1 percent at 27,423.96 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.3 percent at 19,943.51 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.3 percent at 3,258.03 (close)
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 136.27 yen from 136.48 yen on Friday
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0592 from $1.0548
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2026 from $1.1944
Euro/pound: DOWN at 88.06 pence from 88.31 pence
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 1.2 percent at $82.17 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 1.1 percent at $75.46 per barrel
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M.Anderson--CPN