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00:03Global markets rallied on Wednesday as optimism over a deal to end the U.S. federal shutdown
00:07lifted sentiment, sending European stocks to record highs. According to Reuters, the stock's
00:12600 gained 0.6 percent, led by bank shares, while London's FC 100 also hit new peaks.
00:20Japan's Topix index climbed over 1 percent, and U.S. stock futures pointed to a positive
00:25Wall Street open analysts, said the end of the shutdown clears a data fog. With investors
00:30watching delayed U.S. jobs data for clues on whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates in
00:34December, markets currently price in a 64 percent chance of a quarter point cut.
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