* Europe, U.S. boost global stocks
* Asia weighs on EM equities; Nikkei futures spike higher
* U.S. crude rises the most in nearly three weeks
By Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - Oil prices rallied on Monday and stocks across the globe also rose as investors saw tariff threats as a U.S. negotiating tactic and not a done deal, while concern ebbed over an inconclusive Italian election.
Stocks rose after four days of declines, with the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 higher and Europe closing near session highs as pressure grew on U.S. President Donald Trump to back off from planned tariffs on steel and aluminum. have at least a bit of a rethink regarding the prospects of trade war," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B.Riley FBR in New York, of the midday swing to higher stock prices. He said the Trump administration "sees the stock market as a report card for success and markets have so far said this trade war is not a good idea."
Trump's hard talk regarding steel and aluminum tariffs"sounds like we're shifting back to posturing to get a better NAFTA deal," Hogan added.
Trump said on Monday that Canada and Mexico could avoidbeing caught in his planned hefty tariffs on steel and aluminumimports if they ceded ground to Washington in trilateral talkson a new North American trade deal. Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 367.52 points,or 1.5 percent, to 24,905.58, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 32.15points, or 1.19 percent, to 2,723.4 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 81.30 points, or 1.12 percent, to 7,339.17.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 rose 1.04percent and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS gained 0.67 percent. market stocks lost 0.43 percent, weighed lower byAsia overnight. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific sharesoutside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS closed 1.03 percent lower. Japan'sNikkei .N225 lost 0.66 percent, but Nikkei futures NKc1 rosenearly 1 percent.
The euro, which earlier fell as much as 0.4 percent versusthe U.S. dollar EUR= , edged higher against most major peers,including the greenback. common currency was whiplashed by weekend elections, asGermany's Social Democrats voted to re-enter a grand coalitionwith Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, while resultsfrom Italy pointed to a messier outcome than expected - a strongshowing for anti-establishment parties and no group able to forma stable government. together, the election outcomes did not alterinvestors' view on the strength of the euro zone economy,although the Italian results put political risks in the regionback on the radar.
"All in all, they are neutral to slightly positive for theeuro," said Nick Bennenbroek, head of currency strategy at WellsFargo Securities in New York.
The dollar index .DXY rose 0.16 percent, with the euro EUR= up 0.05 percent to $1.2323.
The Japanese yen weakened 0.44 percent versus the greenbackat 106.22 per dollar, while Sterling GBP= was last trading at$1.3831, up 0.21 percent on the day.
The Mexican peso lost 0.28 percent versus the U.S. dollar at18.85 and the Canadian dollar was down 0.88 percent against thegreenback at 1.30 per dollar.
Crude prices rose on forecasts for robust oil demand growthand concerns OPEC will not be able to increase its productioncapacity. crude CLcv1 rose 2.27 percent to $62.64 per barreland Brent LCOcv1 was last at $65.60, up 1.91 percent on theday.
Treasury yields turned higher as stocks surged pointing tomore risk tolerance in markets. 10-year notes US10YT=RR last fell 7/32 in priceto yield 2.8808 percent, from 2.857 percent late on Friday.
The 30-year bond US30YT=RR last fell 13/32 in price toyield 3.1522 percent, from 3.132 percent late on Friday.
Spot gold XAU= dropped 0.2 percent to $1,319.30 an ounce.U.S. gold futures GCcv1 fell 0.25 percent to $1,320.10 anounce.
Copper CMCU3 rose 0.39 percent to $6,925.00 a tonne.
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