GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares slip after hedge fund's default


MSCI's all-country world index fell 0.08% while Europe's broad FTSEurofirst 300 index added 0.19% to close at 1,647.63. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, the S&P 500 lost 0.09% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.6%.

NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) - The dollar gained and a gauge of global equities halted a slide on Monday as investors discounted any long-term impact from a hedge fund's default that roiled banks after Nomura and Credit Suisse warned of billions of dollars in losses.

Crude prices edged higher after a report that Russia would support stable oil output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies ahead of a meeting with the producer group later this week.

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