GLOBAL MARKETS-Europe bucks global stock rally, dollar falls
* World stocks flirt with 10th day of gains
* Wall Street set for poor start
* European shares down 0.4 percent, Japan up 1.7 percent
* Dollar rally falters, euro higher
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - World stocks worked on their 10th consecutive session of gains on Wednesday, but European shares were breaking their winning streak and Wall Street looked set for a poor start.
The dollar's recent drive upwards faltered.
Investor sentiment has been boosted recently by the promise of a massive U.S. government spending and tax cut plan from President-elect Barack Obama to stimulate the world's largest economy. Continued...


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