Thursday, April 5, 2007

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slip, oil firms; eyes on U.S. payrolls

(Reuters) - LONDON, April 5 - Stocks dipped but stayed within striking distance of record highs while the dollar held steady on Thursday before Easter holidays and U.S. jobs data.

Oil prices firmed slightly as a big drop in U.S. gasoline stocks offset the impact of the release of 15 British sailors and marines who had been held by Iran, ending a two-week drama that had compounded nerves over Iran's nuclear programme.


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