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Investing.com -- British stocks opened higher on Friday, heading toward the close of a busy corporate earnings week, with major U.K. firms like Shell (LON:SHEL), NatWest, and Standard Chartered posting updates. As of 0710 GMT, the blue-chip index FTSE 100 gained 0.8% and the British pound rose 0.3% against the dollar to 1.33. After the May 1 Labour Day holiday, DAX index in Germany rose 1.3% at open while the CAC 40 in France also gained 1.3%. Shell Q1 earnings surge, announces $3.5 bln buyback Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) reported a surge in first-quarter adjusted earnings, reaching $5.6 billion, an increase of over 50% compared to the previous quarter. Shell also announced a new $3.5 billion share buyback program, marking the 14th consecutive quarter of repurchases of at least $3 billion. Standard Chartered Q1 profit rises 10% on strong banking performance Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) posted a 10% increase in pretax profit for the first quarter, supported by robust results in its wealth management and investment banking divisions, even as it faced increased credit impairments and uncertainty around trade tariffs. The company lender reported pretax earnings of $2.10 billion for the quarter ending March 31, up from $1.91 billion in the same period last year. Pearson confirms 2025 guidance Pearson PLC (LON:PSON) confirmed it is on course to meet its annual targets, posting slight sales growth in Q1 and anticipating stronger performance in the second half of the year. The company anticipates that both its full-year sales growth and adjusted operating profit for 2025 will align with market expectations. NatWest returns to profit in Q1 on higher income, lower costs NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG) reported a return to profitability in the first quarter of 2025, achieving earnings of £59 million. This performance was driven by growth in income across all key business segments and a reduction in costs, according to the company. The bank’s total income for the three months ending March 31 increased to £394 million, up from £303 million in the previous quarter. RBC Downgrades Watches of Switzerland RBC Capital has downgraded Watches Of Switzerland Group PLC (LON:WOSG) to Sector Perform from Outperform, citing concerns over softening demand for Swiss watches in FY26 and potential risks tied to U.S. tariffs. The broker also flagged challenges in meeting the company’s longer-range FY28 targets and cut its revenue and EBIT estimates by 6% and 12%, respectively. RBC’s revised price target stands at 375p, around 13% below consensus. Key economic announcements, including Eurozone unemployment and core CPI data, are due later today. (This story will be updated)

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -Wall Street turned lower on Monday, dragged down by megacap stocks, while investors braced for a week packed with key economic data and earnings from some of the biggest U.S. companies. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led declines, as megacap stocks lost ground. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) fell 3.2% and AI-darling Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) dipped 3.6%. A report said China’s Huawei Technologies was preparing to test its artificial-intelligence processor, which it hopes would replace some of Nvidia’s products. Other megacaps also fell, ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are among the several "Magnificent Seven" heavyweight companies that will be reporting this week. "We’re going to have to live with higher volatility in the (tech) sector for a while, unless we get some really impressive de-escalation of the trade with China situation," said Bill Sterling, global strategist at GW&K Investment Management. With 180 S&P 500 companies preparing to report results this week, investors will be watching for indications on how U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs could impact the outlook of the companies. Though first-quarter earnings from S&P 500 companies are expected to climb 9.7% from a year ago, according to LSEG IBES, many firms have flagged the uncertainty caused by the U.S. trade policy, with some cutting or pulling annual forecasts. Crucial economic data, including the monthly U.S. payrolls and the personal consumption expenditures price index, is also on the roster. At 11:43 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.29 points, or 0.01%, to 40,111.21, the S&P 500 lost 25.33 points, or 0.46%, to 5,499.87 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 155.44 points, or 0.89%, to 17,227.50. Gains in Boeing (NYSE:BA) after Bernstein’s rating upgrade limited losses for the Dow, while the technology sector fell 1.3%, leading sector declines. Trading was volatile, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq briefly touching their highest levels since April 2, prior to Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariff announcement. Signs that the U.S. and China could be willing to de-escalate trade tensions had injected some optimism in markets last week, with the three main indexes ending Friday with weekly gains. Though markets have welcomed signs that the U.S. is softening its stance, it is too soon to tell what the outcome of any negotiations would be, Sterling said. A lack of clarity on the negotiations between the two countries has kept the market on edge. The S&P 500 remains over 10% off its February record high, as markets assess the potential impact of tariffs. A majority of economists polled by Reuters said the risks of the global economy slipping into recession this year were high. Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) rose 2.6% after Airbus reached a deal to take over some of the company’s plants. The S&P 500 posted three new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 33 new highs and 30 new lows.

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Global equities advanced modestly on Monday, with U.S. stocks extending their record run as oil prices climbed, underscoring inflation sensitivities