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Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday due to losses in energy shares, even as markets braced for the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision due later in the day. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 105.

European markets traded lower on Friday after Asian stocks surged, as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates faded. Germany’s DAX lost 1.0% to 18,813.20 and the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 1.

As the Federal Reserve kicks off a long-awaited rate cutting cycle, some investors are wary that richly valued U.S. stocks may have already priced in the benefits of easier monetary policy, making it harder for markets to rise much further.

Wall Street is roaring toward records as a delayed reaction of jubilation sweeps markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 was 1.6% higher in early trading Thursday and above its all-time closing high set in July.

Markets in Europe and Asia shot higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession in the U.S. with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates.