May 20 (Reuters) - China's markets regulators are planning a meet with investors in Europe this week to revive their interest in the world's second-biggest stock market, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), would speak with investors in Paris on Wednesday and London...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) May 20 (Reuters) - European shares inched up early on Monday but remained rangebound as gains in commodity-linked stocks were offset by uncertainty around the outlook for interest rates. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1% by 0716 GMT, hovering...

* Gold, copper hit records; silver leaps * JGB yields strike decade highs * Global shares hover just below peaks (Updates at 0910 GMT) By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - World shares, gold and copper started the week near record highs, buoyed by investor optimism due to slower inflation, economic growth and China's efforts to...

* Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash * China leaves benchmark LPRs unchanged * EM stocks up 0.2%, FX flat By Shashwat Chauhan May 20 (Reuters) - A gauge for emerging market stocks extended gains to a seventh session on Monday, with heavyweight Chinese bourses rising amid Beijing's latest measures to aid its property sector, while most currencies...