- Agha defies England as Pakistan post 515-8 in first Test
- September second-warmest on record: EU climate monitor
- Pastor wanted by US for sex trafficking to run for Philippine senate
- Mozambican writer Mia Couto dreams future leaders set an 'example'
- German 'Maddie' suspect could be free soon after cleared of separate sex crimes
- China says to take anti-dumping measures against EU brandy imports
- German suspect in 'Maddie' case cleared in separate sex crimes trial
- Israel expands offensive against Hezbollah in south Lebanon
- China stocks rally fizzles on stimulus worries amid Asia retreat
- Bangladesh's Yunus says no elections before reforms
- England strike twice as Pakistan reach 397-6 at lunch in first Test
- China stocks rally peters out on stimulus worries amid Asia retreat
- Taiwan's Foxconn says building world's largest 'superchip' plant
- Kenya's deputy president faces impeachment vote
- N. Korean soldiers 'highly likely' killed in Ukraine: Seoul
- 'Appeals Centre' to referee EU social media disputes
- US Supreme Court to hear 'ghost guns' regulation case
- 'Small' oil leaks detected in Samoa after NZ navy shipwreck
- Nobel literature jury may go for non-Western writer
- At Istanbul church, blessed spring offers hope to Christians and Muslims
- From Bolivia to Indonesia, deforestation continues apace
- Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years
- Prabowo set to lead bolder Indonesia on world stage
- Tampa zoo rushes Chompers the porcupine and others to safety as Milton nears
- Shanghai stocks pare early surge on stimulus worries amid Asia retreat
- New Japan PM to hold talks on ASEAN sidelines
- Record number of climbers chase 14-peak dream in Tibet
- Former South Korea clinic for US 'comfort women' to be demolished
- China holds off on fresh stimulus but 'confident' will hit growth target
- Chiefs battle past Saints to stay unbeaten
- Deal on climate aid hangs in balance at UN COP29 summit
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- German suspect in 'Maddie' case faces verdict in sex crimes trial
- Top economic official 'confident' China will hit 2024 growth target
- COP29 fight looms over climate funds for developing world
- Shanghai stocks soar to extend stimulus rally amid Asia-wide drop
- Australia moves to expand Antarctic marine park
- Tragedy of Madrid street sweeper highlights how heatwaves kill
- Survivors wait for aid as Trump's lies help cloud Helene response
- Fleeing Israeli bombs, Lebanon's displaced met with suspicion
- Jila Mossaed, from refugee poet to Swedish Academy
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- Category 5 Hurricane Milton roars towards storm-battered Florida
- Carpenter bomb stuns Guardians as Tigers level series
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- Oil prices extend gains on Mideast tensions, Wall Street falls
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Paris stocks, euro gain on Macron vote result
The Paris stock market and the euro rose on Monday, with investors soothed by French President Emmanuel Macron's election performance.
Frankfurt and London equities however fell on Asian losses, with sentiment souring on flat UK economic growth, Chinese inflation jitters and the prospect of more aggressive US interest rate hikes.
Oil prices slid on fears over the demand impact of China's Covid-19 containment measures.
Macron topped France's first round presidential vote on Sunday, leading far-right rival Marine Le Pen by a larger-than-expected margin.
- 'Solid result' -
With 97 percent votes counted, Macron came in first with 27.6 percent of the vote. Le Pen was second with 23.4 percent.
"A solid result for incumbent Emmanuel Macron ... has helped to allay fears of a Le Pen presidency," said economist Jessica Hinds at research consultancy Capital Economics.
"But the latest polls still point to a very tight race."
Investors had fretted about the implications of a victory for Le Pen in the midst of the war in Ukraine, given her long-standing sympathies for Russia.
"All attention will now turn to the second round on April 24, and the big question for that will be where the supporters of the defeated first-round candidates go," wrote Deutsche Bank analysts in a client note.
On the downside, London stocks slid on official data showing that the UK economy had ground to a near halt in February, growing by just 0.1 percent.
- Dollar eyes 2002 yen peak -
Elsewhere, the dollar hit a 2015 high at 125.54 yen on expectations of more US Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, in contrast with the Bank of Japan's loose policy.
That was not far from the greenback's two-decade peak of 125.86 yen.
The Fed has recently taken a hawkish tone as it embarks on an aggressive tightening path to counter runaway inflation.
In China, factory-gate inflation was higher than expected in March, official data showed, as Russia's war on Ukraine pushes up oil prices while a domestic Covid-19 resurgence strains food supplies and consumer costs.
The producer price index -- measuring the cost of goods at the factory gate -- grew 8.3 percent on-year, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures showed.
In Jakarta, Indonesia's biggest tech firm GoTo soared on its debut after a billion-dollar IPO -- the world's fifth-biggest this year.
- Key figures around 1100 GMT -
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.8 percent at 6,600.81 points
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.3 percent at 7,643.26
Frankfurt - DAX: DOWN 0.4 percent at 14,232.76
EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.1 percent at 3,861.78
Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0911 from $1.0877 late Friday
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.3038 from $1.3025
Euro/pound: UP at 83.68 pence from 83.51 pence
Dollar/yen: UP at 125.50 yen from 124.34 yen
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.61 percent at 26,821.52 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 3.03 percent at 21,208.30 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 2.61 percent at 3,167.13 (close)
New York - Dow: UP 0.4 percent at 34,721.12 (close)
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 2.4 percent at $100.44 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 2.4 percent at $95.95 per barrel
burs-rfj/gil
F.Schneider--AMWN