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By Nell Mackenzie and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - World stocks rose on Wednesday after robust earnings and renewed enthusiasm for technology shares pushed Wall Street to record highs the previous day, while hopes for progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz pressured bond yields. Wall Street looked to open slightly higher. Nasdaq futures rose 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures added 0.5% after the benchmark index hit all-time highs on Tuesday.
By Nell Mackenzie and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - World stocks rose on Wednesday after robust earnings and renewed enthusiasm for technology shares pushed Wall Street to record highs the previous day, while hopes for progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz pressured bond yields. Wall Street looked to open slightly higher. Nasdaq futures rose 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures added 0.5% after the benchmark index hit all-time highs on Tuesday.
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