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* European stocks up after previous session's losses
* Oil prices stay elevated as Iran war disrupts supply,
IEA warns of shortfall
* Market focus shifts to Trump-Xi meeting later in week
By Elizabeth Howcroft
PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on
Wednesday and Wall Street was set to open higher as markets
rebounded from the previous session's losses, although bond
yields remained elevated as hopes dwindled for a peace deal
between the U.S. and Iran.
Wall Street stocks fell from recent record highs on Tuesday,
after U.S. inflation data showed consumer prices rose the most
in three years, driven by an increase in energy-related costs.
The data highlighted the economic fallout from the U.S. and
Israel's war on Iran, and pushed government bond yields up as
traders saw it as increasing the chances that central banks will
be forced to raise rates sooner than expected.
Market sentiment took a hit in Asian trade, but some signs
of a recovery had emerged by 1102 GMT, with Europe's STOXX 600
up 0.3%. London's FTSE 100 was little changed.
Wall Street futures pointed to gains for U.S. stocks, with
Nasdaq e-minis up 0.7%.
Still, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield was at 4.4629%, after
hitting its highest since late March. Japan's 5-year
and 20-year government bond yields hit new record highs
overnight.
Oil prices were little changed, with Brent crude up
0.2% at $108.03 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate down
0.1% at $102.11 a barrel.
The International Energy Agency said global oil supply will
fall short of demand this year, as the war wreaks havoc on
Middle East oil production. The two sides have made no progress
on an agreement to end hostilities and Israel has escalated its
attacks in Gaza in the last five weeks.
Markets were in "wait-and-see" mode as attention turns to
U.S. President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese counterpart Xi
Jinping in Beijing later this week, said Amelie Derambure,
senior multi-asset portfolio manager at Amundi in Paris.
"The preferred scenario for the market would be if China can
influence the ceasefire or the peace in Iran but it's considered
relatively unlikely," she said.
"This would be a positive surprise rather than the main
scenario for markets at the moment."
On Tuesday, Trump said he did not think he would need
China's help to end the war.
Some ships have been able to pass through the Strait of
Hormuz, and Reuters reported on Tuesday that both Iraq and
Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied
natural gas from the Gulf, demonstrating Iran's ability to
control energy flows through the strait.
Derambure said investors now expect the strait to open
during the summer, but the market was "digesting the idea that
the closure could last longer than was expected last week".
The surge in energy prices has helped corporate earnings in
Europe and the U.S., but strained consumers.
U.S. earnings have also been driven higher by technology
companies' spending on investments related to artificial
intelligence.
"There is still this belief that equities - except in a
recession but that's on no one's radar for the moment - are
better positioned to resist, or to perform decently, in this
higher-inflation stronger-nominal-growth environment," Derambure
added.
In Britain, gilt yields surged as Prime Minister Keir
Starmer's grip on power weakened. The 10-year yield was at
5.093%.
The dollar index was at 98.496, up 0.2% on the day
and the euro was down 0.2% at $1.1711.
The Japanese yen was at 157.82 versus the U.S. dollar
, having briefly spiked Tuesday on "rate check"
speculation, often seen as a precursor to intervention.
Gold prices were down 0.4% at about $4,692 an ounce.