LONDON: World shares rose on Monday, with Chinese stocks hitting 21-month highs and Germany a record, while political uncertainty triggered big moves in sterling, the Turkish lira and Spanish debt. European shares rose. Spanish shares outperformed the broader market and Spain's government bond yields fell as tensions between Spain and its wealthy region of Catalonia appeared to ease. The IBEX stock index rose 0.8 percent, outperforming the rest of Europe. An index of world stocks tracking shares in 46 countries, however, was up 0.1 percent, just shy of a record high .

Source: New Strait Times October 09, 2017 09:00 UTC