SINGAPORE/LONDON Oct 13 (Reuters) - Global shares slipped on Friday while assets considered to be safer havens such as gold and U.S. Treasuries rose as traders retreated from market risk as conflict in the Middle East intensified.
MSCI's broadest index of global equities (.MIWD00000PUS) fell 0.3%, while Europe's Stoxx 600 share index (.STOXX) slid 0.4%.
Brent crude oil futures jumped 2.7% on Friday to $88.29 a barrel, on track for a 4.3% advance this week.
Spot gold gained 0.8% on Friday to $1,885 an ounce, set for a gain of 2.4% over the week.
The risk-off mood also prevailed in the currency market, with the dollar holding on to most overnight gains.
Persons:
Trevor Greetham, Treasuries, Ankur Banerjee, Naomi Rovnick, Edwina Gibbs, Susan Fenton, Kim Coghill
Organizations:
Asset Management, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Bank of Japan, Nikkei, Thomson
Locations:
SINGAPORE, Middle, Gaza, Hamas, Ashkelon, Israel, Brent, U.S, Baltic, Asia, Japan, MIAPJ0000PUS