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FTSE 250 movers: Avast gains after retaining final dividend, oilers slip again
Shares of Avast paced gains on the second-tier index with investors cheering the cyber-security software maker's decision to maintain its final dividend.
Europe close: Stocks edge up as countries ease lockdowns slightly, short-selling banned
Stocks across the Continent finished mostly higher, helped by news that Germany was set to start slowly lifting some of its restrictions on the movement of people.
Friday preview: China activity data for March in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week will shift back to Asia, where a slew of economic reports are scheduled for release.
US housing starts fall by over a fifth in March
US homebuilders were walloped by the Covid-19 pandemic last month with a key gauge of activity in the sector retreating by over a fifth.
Initial weekly US jobless claims continue to surge
Weekly US jobless claims continued to surge, in effect wiping out the gains in employment since the last financial crisis.
Europe midday: Stocks stage small bounce on hopes for reopening of US economy
Stocks across the Continent are holding onto small gains, helped by reports that the White House may soon outline plans to gradually re-open the American economy.
Philly Fed index crashes in April, but expectations hold up
A key regional manufacturing sector gauge plummeted in April as factories were shuttered in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.