* Shanghai Composite +2.1%; Hang Seng -1% * Property, construction stocks lead * Yuan ticks lower; bonds steady * Investors welcome authorities' policy priorities (Updates to onshore close) By Samuel Shen and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - China's stock markets pressed ahead in heavy trade on Monday as stimulus promises lifted property shares, though without re-igniting the euphoria...

MOSCOW, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Trade in China's yuan proceeded as usual at the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) on Monday, despite the expiry of a licence from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Oct. 12 that allowed banks to deal with MOEX. At 0830 GMT the rouble weakened by 0.13% to 13.48 against the yuan...

LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields fell slightly on Monday after climbing the previous week, as investors looked ahead to an expected interest rate cut from the European Central Bank on Thursday. Germany's 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, fell 1 basis point to 2.26%. France's 10-year yield also fell by around 1...

07:58 AM EDT, 10/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher Thursday after a strong earnings report from a bellwether chipmaking colossus and ahead of a policy announcement from the European Central Bank. The ECB is expected to cut its key policy rates by 0.25%, to be disclosed ahead of an afternoon press conference in Frankfurt. In tech news,...