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* Core earnings up 12.2 pct Shares fall as much as 11.6 pct (Recasts with Debenhams charge, analyst comment, shares)

LSE report found non-tariff barriers alone would have substantial impacts

Britain's banks and insurers must plan for a "hard" Brexit in case a transition period is not in place next March, a senior British regulator said on Thursday.

European stocks were caught in a tug-of-war on Thursday as results drove sharp price swings in advertising, tech and industrials stocks.

China stocks fell on Thursday, dragged by airliners, as the yuan dropped to a one-year low against the dollar after news that Beijing plans to step up monetary easing measures.

* Gold stocks down for fifth straight session (Updates to close)

Breakthrough in investigation into attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal

Saudi Aramco said on Thursday it is looking to buy a stake in Saudi petrochemical maker SABIC, a move that could boost the state oil giant's market valuation ahead of a planned initial public offering.

* China's A-shares are at a 17.81 percent premium over H-shares.

Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Thursday, with Malaysia heading for its longest winning streak in nearly three years, as upbeat earnings on Wall Street and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's view that the U.S. economy was healthy boosted investor sentiment. In his two-day testimony,...