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LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Spanish stocks fell after Catalan separatists won a slim majority in a regional election, deepening a political crisis which has hurt the economy and caused a business exodus from the region.

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Dec 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares rose on Friday, led by property and IT shares, but trading was thin ahead of the Christmas holiday that will see the market closed on Monday and Tuesday. ** At close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 210.95 points or 0.72...

TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Aided by a strong global economy, Japanese stocks' cheap valuations and strong corporate earnings will likely see the market post a second year of significant gains in 2018, analysts said this week.

JOHANNESBURG/BERLIN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Shocked Steinhoff shareholders have wiped more than $12 billion off its value since it revealed "accounting irregularities" and parted ways with its chief executive, in a dramatic fall from grace for the South African retailer.

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SHANGHAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - China's short-term money rates fell this week while a longer-term one rose, as the market for the latter experienced liquidity stress that is expected to ease by early next week with fund injections from the Finance Ministry. The volume-weighted average rate...

SHANGHAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - China stocks dipped on Friday, as weakness in banking and consumer stocks offset gains in the energy sector, but the indexes were up for the week.

LJUBLJANA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Serbia's AIK bank plans to announce a takeover bid for all shares of Slovenian Gorenjska Banka, AIK said in a statement on Friday without disclosing the bid value.