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- Elon Musk all-in for Trump as Moscow denies secret Putin talks
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- Borthwick unveils new contracts for leading England players
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- France must make 'credible' progress on deficit: finance minister
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- IMF raises concerns about effects of Sudan conflict on neighbors
- Seoul slams Russian treaty with N. Korea, Zelensky urges 'tangible pressure'
- De Zerbi hails Greenwood as Marseille await Paris Saint-Germain
- Under-fire Ten Hag blames injuries for derailing Man Utd
- Wounded Arsenal must show 'ruthless mentality' against Liverpool: Arteta
- Howe challenges Newcastle stars to step up
- UK's Labour govt prepares to unveil its first budget
- Guardiola backs Man City's Foden to emerge from slump
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- Germany promises more visas for Indians during Scholz visit
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- Ancelotti 'not losing sleep' over improved Barca ahead of Clasico
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- Lebanon says Israeli strike that killed media workers a 'war crime'
- Slot targets Arsenal scalp after flying start for Liverpool
- Shakeel's gritty century lifts Pakistan to parity in third Test
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- Lebanon minister says Israel strike puts second Syria crossing out of service
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Stock markets diverge going into weekend
Global stock markets diverged Friday in an end to a week's trading dominated by earnings updates and bond yield worries.
On Wall Street, both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were solidly higher in late morning trading, with a dip in the yield on US government bonds helping give a boost.
The Dow gave up early gains to trade slightly lower.
Focus this week has been on earnings as major companies worldwide report on their third-quarter performances.
But a rise on US bond yields -- at least partially due to worries that a return to the White House by Donald Trump would lead to tax cuts that fuel inflation -- have acted as a headwind.
Next week will see five of the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks reporting earnings, including Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft.
Key US monthly jobs numbers come out on Friday.
"This could prove a big test for the markets, while also being a driver of sentiment as we head towards year-end," said Trade Nation analyst David Morrison.
In Europe, London ended the day down 0.3 percent as investors awaited the first budget of Britain's new Labour government on Wednesday, expected to include tax rises on businesses.
Meanwhile, shares in British bank NatWest jumped nearly five percent before paring gains as investors welcomed the lender's strong increase in profits, with income higher thanks to interest rates remaining elevated.
Frankfurt edged higher after data showed Germany's business confidence rebounded in October.
That ended a four-month streak of declines and offered some rare good news for Europe's beleaguered top economy.
Mercedes-Benz stock shed around 1.5 percent after the German luxury carmaker said group profits slumped more than 50 percent, hit by weakness in the key Chinese market.
In Asia, Shanghai and Hong Kong markets rose amid hopes of stronger growth in China following the country's recent attempts to stimulate its stalling economy.
Crude futures climbed and the dollar was mixed versus main rivals heading into the weekend break.
Tokyo's stock market closed down and the yen dipped against the dollar ahead of Japan's national elections on Sunday.
Independent analyst Stephen Innes pointed to uncertainty over the vote and an upcoming Bank of Japan policy meeting as complicating the outlook for Japanese equities.
"Between election jitters and BoJ chess moves, Tokyo markets are probably in for a busy opening on Monday."
"Oil prices have shifted higher, with Brent crude heading towards $75 a barrel... as concerns about the Middle East stay in focus," noted Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown.
- Key figures around 1530 GMT -
New York - Dow: DOWN less than 0.1 percent at 42,338.04 points
New York - S&P 500: UP 0.7 percent at 5,852.23
New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 1.2 percent at 18,642.17
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.3 percent at 8,248.84 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.8 percent at 7,497.54 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.1 percent at 19,463.59 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.6 percent at 37,913.92 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 0.5 percent at 20,590.15 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.6 percent at 3,299.70 (close)
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0819 from $1.0832 on Thursday
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2982 from $1.2972
Dollar/yen: UP at 152.02 yen from 151.83 yen
Euro/pound: DOWN at 83.33 pence from 83.47 pence
Brent North Sea Crude: UP 1. percent at $75. per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: UP 1. percent at $71. per barrel
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M.Carneiro--PC