Wall Street ends in the red with the Dow snapping a four-day winning streak as tech stocks falter. Services activity in China accelerates at its fastest pace in three months according to a private survey. This runs counter to government data which shows the sector in contraction for the first time this year. In Dubai, COP28 negotiators are reportedly considering a phase-out of fossil fuels. In banking news, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is said to be selling down up to $500m of shares in UK lender Barclays.

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