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    Before 10 a.m. ET on Monday, 131 companies set new 52-week highs.

European Equity Fund (EEA) declares $0.0325/share semi-annual dividend.Payable June 25; for shareholders of record May 17; ex-div May 14.See EEA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.

The European Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EEA) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GF) (each, a "Fund," and, collectively, the "Funds") announced today that its Board of Directors declared the distributions set forth below. GF’s total distributions will be p...

European Equity Fund (EEA) declares $0.0694/share semi-annual dividend.Payable Jan. 28; for shareholders of record Dec. 30; ex-div Dec. 29.See EEA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.

The dollar is consolidating yesterday's losses.Equities are lower, and benchmark yields are little changed.The S&P 500 is trading a little lower following yesterday's 0.2% decline.Gold rose almost 1% yesterday, the most in a couple of weeks, on the back of the weaker dollar.WTI for December delivery slumped 4% yesterday and slipped below the $40-mark and straddled today.

The dollar is falling against most of the world's currencies today.Sterling and the Norwegian krone are leading the majors higher.The Chinese yuan extended its gains and is now at the best level since July 2018.In Asia, most of the large markets gained, but China, India, and a handful of smaller bourses were sold.Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is off for the third day and the sixth session in the past seven.

China's economy expanded by 2.7% in Q3, a little below the Bloomberg survey median forecast of 3.3%, and Q2 growth was revised to 11.7% from 11.5%.The UK has been struck by a resurging virus, the lack of progress with EU trade talks, and the pre-weekend downgrade by Moody's.In an otherwise light calendar today, six Fed officials speak. These include Chair Powell at an IMF-sponsored discussion of cross-border payments and Vice-Chair Clarida on the economic outlook.Oil prices have recovered from their April lows but have been moving broadly sideways for three-four months.