(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) HONG KONG Jumada I 29 1437 March 09 2016 SPA -- World stocks markets traded unevenly Wednesday on investor uncertainty over whether European Central Bank policymakers would follow through on promises to help revive flagging growth at a policy meeting this week AP reported.
European stocks were moderately higher in early trading with France's CAC 40 rising 0.4 percent to 4423.46 and Germany's DAX adding 0.4 percent to 9727.59. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.1 percent to 6130.56. U.S. stocks were poised to open higher with Dow futures adding 0.3 percent to 17028.00 and broader S&P 500 futures up 1986.40.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.8 percent to close at 16642.20 while South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 percent to end at 1952.95 after recovering early losses. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 0.1 percent to 19996.26 and the Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China retreated 1.3 percent to 2862.56. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 1 percent to 5157.20 while markets in Southeast Asia were mixed.
Benchmark U.S. crude rose 41 cents to $36.91 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.40 to settle at $36.50 a barrel on Tuesday. Brent crude which is used to price international oils added 61 cents to $40.27 a barrel in London.
The dollar slipped to 112.51 yen from 112.58 yen. The euro weakened to $1.0973 from $1.0998.
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13:28 LOCAL TIME 10:28 GMT
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