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Sterling steadies as EU considers Brexit request; stocks inch up

Published 2019-10-23, 11:23 a/m
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* Brexit developments still in focus

* Sterling steadies

* Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) revenue forecast hits chipmakers

By Caroline Valetkevitch

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - World stock indexes edged up on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 boosted by gains in shares of Apple that offset Texas Instruments' disappointing forecast, and the British pound steadied as European Union leaders consider London's request for a Brexit delay.

On Wall Street, chipmakers fell along with shares of Texas Instruments, while Apple AAPL.O shares rose after Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) said the iPhone maker's soon-to-be-launched video streaming service could boost its services revenue.

"What I think is causing the hesitation is the fear of other bellwether companies also disappointing," said Andre Bakhos, managing director at New Vines Capital LLC in Bernardsville, New Jersey. inched higher, with European Union leaders expected to grant a three-month extension to the Oct. 31 deadline for Britain's departure. weaker, the bottom hasn't fallen out of the pound given that a no-deal Brexit has seemingly been taken off the table," said Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions.

The pound was yanked down to $1.2850 from $1.30 GBP= after UK lawmakers put the brakes on the government's Brexit plans again on Tuesday. GBP= was last trading at $1.289, up 0.14% on the day.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 91.94 points, or 0.34%, to 26,880.04, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.72 points, or 0.16%, to 3,000.71 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 5.67 points, or 0.07%, to 8,109.96.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.06% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS gained 0.05%.

In commodity markets, oil prices were higher.

U.S. crude CLcv1 rose 1.05% to $55.05 per barrel and Brent LCOcv1 was last at $60.16, up 0.77% on the day.

Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR last rose 5/32 in price to yield 1.7485%, from 1.766% late on Tuesday.

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