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SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Singapore investigators are in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur to help authorities with an investigation into scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, Singapore police said on Thursday, as the country's new government steps up efforts to tackle graft.

SHANGHAI, May 31 (Reuters) - China stocks rebounded on Thursday, encouraged by strong data that helped ease concerns about an economic slowdown amid trade tensions and as worries over Italy cooled, while MSCI's inclusion of Chinese shares in its global indexes from Friday also boosted sentiment. ** For the day,...

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JOHANNESBURG, May 31 (Reuters) - South Africa needs tangible economic growth to entice more offshore investors to invest in its bourse after a good start to the year thanks to improved sentiment following the election on a new president, analysts said.

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LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - British transport company FirstGroup replaced its chief executive after what its chairman called a disappointing year, and the company said it could sell its Greyhound bus business in the United States.

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SHANGHAI, May 31 (Reuters) - Global market research and index company MSCI Inc will add roughly 230 China-listed shares to its emerging market benchmark in a two-step process starting on June 1, a move expected to drive a surge of foreign money into the country's stock markets.

SHANGHAI, May 31 (Reuters) - Foreign buying of Chinese stocks was tepid on Thursday as benchmark indexes rose on the last trading day before mainland shares join MSCI's emerging markets index.