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* MSCI world index, FTSEurofirst 300 hit five-year peaks * China reports stronger-than-forecast April trade data * Euro rises, Australian dollar rebounds * Oil, copper climb By Marc Jones LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Strong Chinese trade data pushed world...

By John Balassi May 8 (IFR) - Market tone is relatively muted early on Wednesday, despite better than expected trade data from China and German industrial production recording the best print in over a year - not to mention the red-hot rally in equities....

* MSCI world index, FTSEurofirst 300 hit five-year peaks * China reports stronger-than-forecast April trade data * March German industrial output also beats estimates * Euro rises, Australian dollar rebounds * Copper climbs By Marc Jones LONDON, May 8...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial output unexpectedly jumped in March, fanning hopes that Europe's top economy is gaining traction after a disappointing end to 2012, despite concerns about other parts of the euro zone. Output jumped by 1.2 percent...

* MSCI world share index at highest since 2008, DAX at record high * German data lifts euro, possible ECB action caps gains * Aussie dollar falls on RBA rate cut NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - World stock indices hit their highest levels in almost five...

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Robust results from heavyweight banks drove European shares to fresh peaks on Tuesday, with Germany's benchmark stock market rising to a record high. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index provisionally closed up 0.2 percent...

* MSCI share index at highest since 2008; DAX at record high * German data lifts euro * Aussie dollar falls on RBA rate cut By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - Major stock indexes in Germany and the United States hit all-time highs on...

* FTSEurofirst 300 closes up 0.3 pct at 1,220.94 points * DAX up 0.9 pct at record closing high of 8,181.78 points * Euro STOXX 50 up 0.7 pct as banks lead market rally * Some traders see near-term pause to rally By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 7...

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped above 15,000 on Tuesday morning, extending a surge in the stock market that has carried the famous index up almost 2,000 points this year. The gain in U.S. stocks followed a vibrant overnight rally in Japanese...

* MSCI share index at highest since 2008; DAX at record high * German data lifts euro, possible ECB action caps gains * Aussie dollar falls on RBA rate cut * Gold falls 1 pct By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - Major stock indexes in Germany...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.2 pct, Nikkei opens 0.1 pct higher * China April trade data closely watched * Equities seen preferred as global easings depress returns on bonds By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday on...

* MSCI world share index at highest since June 2008, Dax at record high * German data lifts euro, pressure remains from ECB rate cut threat * Reserve Bank of Australian cuts interest rates to record low * Aussie dollar falls, stocks trim earlier losses on...