Premarket: Global stocks stall near record highs

World stocks were taking a breather on Thursday after a strong few weeks and ahead of a Bank of England rate decision, while Japanese authorities ratcheted up intervention talk again as the yen continued to backslide

After two straight record closing highs, the pan-European STOXX 600 fluttered 0.1 per cent lower although there was action in Spain where bank Sabadell’s 12 billion euro (US$12.87-billion) courtship by rival BBVA suddenly turned hostile.…

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