(Updates with closing levels) SINGAPORE, March 13 (Reuters) - * Japanese rubber futures reversed earlier losses to sustain a seven-day rally on Wednesday, amid higher oil prices and weather woes in top producer Thailand. * The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for August delivery closed up 1.4 yen, or 0.43%, at 328.4 yen ($2.23) per kg, the highest close since...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) March 13 (Reuters) - European shares opened higher to hit another record high on Wednesday, as upbeat corporate updates encouraged market sentiment, while investors awaited industrial production data from the region. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.1%, by 8:21...

March 13 (Reuters) - The gap between Italian and German yields hit a 26-month low on Wednesday while the euro area's bond prices edged higher after falling the day before, with markets still betting on 95 basis points of European Central Bank rate cuts in 2024. Bond prices move inversely to yields. Since the ECB policy meeting last week, investors...

* Zalando lifts retail index to highest levels in two years * Adidas posts first loss in 30 years, shares fall * Zara-owner Inditex climbs on boost from upmarket fashion * EZ industrial production data for January, due 1000 GMT (Updated at 9:13 GMT) By Khushi Singh March 13 (Reuters) - European shares hit new record highs on Wednesday, led...