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LONDON – European stocks rose to a new all-time high on Tuesday and the dollar held firm, as traders reduced their expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts and waited for euro zone inflation data to give clues about the European Central Bank’s path.

Stocks markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday, after upbeat China manufacturing data raised optimism about demand in the world’s second largest economy. China’s manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in 13 months in March, with business confidence hitting an 11-month high, a private survey showed on Monday.

MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. The Russian stock market consolidated on Friday above the mark of 3,300 points, according to trading data.

NEW YORK – The dollar gained on the euro on Thursday before key U.S. inflation data due on Friday and as investors squared positions for month- and quarter-end.

The yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the Bank of Japan announced a much-anticipated interest rate hike in a shift away from years of ultra-loose monetary policy.