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Bank relief and Alibaba plans nudge stocks higher
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained for a third day in a row, rising 0.3%

US Stocks: Wall Street jumps with rosy outlooks from companies
Micron rises on upbeat 2025 sales view

Oil lower as dollar firms; market eyes Iraq exports
Brent crude futures dipped 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $77.91 a barrel

Dollar advances as banking crisis fears ease
The dollar index, which measures the currency against six major peers, rose 0.097% at 102.73, after gaining 0.19% overnight

Gold ticks down on firmer dollar, easing banking fears
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,960.68 per ounce, as of 0103 GMT. U.S. gold futures fell 0.3% to $1,962.10

US regulator sues Beaxy in expanded crypto crackdown, as platform shuts down
Wednesday's civil charges came one day after Beaxy said it would immediately suspend services

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