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Eurozone stocks sag on strong euro as region exits recession
Eurozone equities sagged Tuesday, weighed down by the strong euro as investors digested bright economic news, while London hit another record peak on earnings-driven optimism.London meanwhile zoomed to yet another record peak at 8,199.95 points, with HSBC soaring more than four percent on a bumper stock buyback despite sliding first-quarter profits and the exit of its chief executive.
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India's BSE to increase transaction charges on two options contracts
Indian stock exchange operator BSE said on Tuesday it is increasing transaction charges on its two most popular options contracts based on indexes sensex and bankex from May 13. This comes after India's markets regulator sought a higher regulatory fee structure for options contracts, which could eat into the exchange's profits. BSE estimated the total demand from the Securities and Exchange Board of India at 1.65 billion rupees.
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Activists occupy Columbia building as US campus protests flare
Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building on Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend colleges across the United States.On Tuesday, access to Columbia was restricted to residential students and essential staff.
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Judge holds Trump in contempt for gag order violations
The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could see him thrown in jail.Lamenting that he could not impose a fine "more commensurate with the wealth of the contemnor," the judge warned the former president that he could be sent to jail if he continues to violate the gag order.
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Protesters chase EU diplomats from Palestinian Museum
Protesters from a Palestinian university chased a group of European diplomats out of a museum in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday over what activists said was their position on the Gaza war.The national Palestinian Museum is located in the West Bank city of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, next to Birzeit University.
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India's Kotak Mahindra Bank joint MD KVS Manian resigns
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank said on Tuesday its joint managing director KVS Manian has resigned, after two months in the role. Manian, a veteran of close to three decades with the bank, is departing to pursue other opportunities in financial services, according to his resignation letter disclosed to exchanges. Manian was seen by analysts as the likely successor to Uday Kotak who stepped down as the bank's chief executive in September 2023.
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Spanish PM gets back to work after weighing resignation
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez got back to work on Tuesday, a day after he announced he would stay on following days of weighing his future in response to a graft probe targeting his wife.- 'Manipulated and insulted' - In a sombre televised address on Monday, Sanchez announced he had "decided to stay" on as prime minister and would lead a fight back against "toxic" politics and spur the "democratic renewal which our country needs".
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