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- Nigeria boycott AFCON qualifier in Libya after 'inhumane treatment'
- India to recall top envoy to Canada: foreign ministry
- Hezbollah, Israeli troops in 'violent clashes' after drone strike
- China insists won't renounce 'use of force' to take Taiwan as drills end
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- Italy begins landmark migrant transfers to Albania
- 'Unsustainable' housing crisis bedevils Spain's socialist govt
- New Zealand 4-0 up in America's Cup but British show signs of life
- Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things
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- England ready for Pakistan's spin assault in second Test
- New Zealand's Ravindra excited for India Tests with father in crowd
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- FIFA to open 'global dialogue' on transfer system after Diarra ruling
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- New Zealand's Latham promises 'no fear' as he takes charge for India Tests
- Kyrgios vows to 'shut up' doubters with December comeback
- Public hearings start into death of Brit by Russian nerve agent
- Ex-Stasi officer faces verdict over 1974 Berlin border killing
- Role of government, poverty research tipped for economics Nobel
- 'Stolen satire' feeds US election misinformation
- Rookie McCarty captures first PGA Tour title in Black Desert Championship
- Australia all-rounder Green ruled out of India Test series
- Seeing double in Nigeria's 'twins capital of the world'
- UK FM to attend EU foreign affairs talks for first time in 2 years
- Carter, Billups among 13 new Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base
- China says launches military drills around Taiwan
- Stewart leads Liberty past Lynx to level WNBA Finals
- Ravens outlast Commanders while Bucs batter Saints in NFL
- Dozens hurt in Israel as Hezbollah claims drone strike
- England deserve 'world class' coach: Carsley
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- AC Milan's Pulisic among five out for USA match in Mexico
Stocks shrug off China disappointment but oil slides
Major stock markets shrugged off weak data from China on Monday following a pledge by the country's finance minister to boost the world's second-biggest economy, but oil prices fell.
One of the week's key events, meanwhile, occurs Thursday when the European Central Bank is expected to lower interest rates again as anxiety about inflation in the eurozone fades and concerns over sluggish growth mount.
The euro traded lower against the dollar and pound Monday.
Wall Street opened mixed after setting more record highs Friday on strong US company earnings that added to positive sentiment over the world's biggest economy ahead of the country's presidential election next month.
The blue-chip Dow dipped 0.2 percent.
Shares in Boeing fell 1.5 percent after its announcement Friday after the market closed that it will cut 10 percent of its workforce and projected a large third-quarter loss amid a machinist strike in the Seattle region.
Without corporate earnings or data releases on Monday there was little driving trading, according to Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare.
"It's like participants are choosing what is thought to be the safest trade, not wanting to be out of the stock market but not wanting to chase it either without a clear-cut catalyst to bolster their conviction," he said.
Still, the S&P 500 moved higher into record territory ahead of the next big batch of corporate earnings reports on Tuesday, when Goldman Sachs, Citi and Bank of America release their third quarter figures.
In Europe, London and Frankfurt stocks moved higher in afternoon trading while Paris was flat.
Oil prices slid as concerns about the outlook for China's economy offset fears of escalating conflict in the crude-rich Middle East, analysts said.
"The devil is always in the detail and once again China has glossed over how it intends to accelerate economic growth," noted AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould.
China's finance minister Lan Fo'an on Saturday said the country would issue special bonds to bolster banks, signalling an impending spending spree to shore up the property market and ease local government debt.
Harry Murphy Cruise, an economist at Moody's Analytics, said the announcement "ticked most of the right boxes, but it lacked detail on the scale and scope of new spending", adding that "we expect more supports to be announced through the remainder of the year".
Authorities have been seeking to boost domestic activity and shore up China's ailing property sector.
In recent weeks, Chinese policymakers have unveiled a string of measures to stimulate activity and spur household consumption.
Following the latest announcement, official data Sunday showed China's consumer inflation rate slowed in September, in a sign that demand remains fragile.
Separate figures Monday revealed that China's export growth slowed sharply in September while imports remained sluggish.
Investors are eyeing key Chinese data later in the week, including on retail sales, trade and economic growth.
"While the full effects of the recent economic measures may not be immediately evident in the upcoming data releases, these figures will provide more insight into how China's economy is faring and whether additional actions may be necessary," said Tony Sycamore, analyst at IG trading group.
- Key figures around 1330 GMT -
New York - Dow: DOWN 0.2 percent at 42,790.34 points
New York - S&P 500: UP 0.3 percent at 5,830.42
New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 0.5 percent at 18,430.82
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.1 percent at 8,262.16
Paris - CAC 40: FLAT at 7,577.19
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.5 percent at 19,451.36
Shanghai - Composite: UP 2.1 percent at 3,284.32 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.8 percent at 21,092.87 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: Closed for a holiday
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0912 from $1.0941 on Friday
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.3033 from $1.3068
Dollar/yen: UP at 149.86 yen from 149.09 yen
Euro/pound: UP at 83.72 pence from 83.70 pence
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 1.9 percent at $74.11 per barrel
Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 1.8 percent at $77.64 per barrel
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O.Salvador--PC